Re: practicle internet security question



xpyttl wrote:

"warf" <warf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:gGdgh.74832$hn.64998@xxxxxxxxxxx

Given that I have ascertained absolute privacy is impractical and every advance in mal-tactics results from the challenge of defeating security hardening improvements: There must be a pragmatic way to design a worldwide web that is inherently safe no?


It's called EDI, and it predated the web by a long way.

The reason the web is so useful is that pretty much anything is possible. That is exactly the reason it is so difficult to secure.

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Well, I'd like to meet this Edi..th and find out why she is letting herself be overrun by Web.
Is EDI too restrictive or too secure? The question is valid since a lot of what motivates a 'means' is the ends...and the end is nearly always money gained via advantage over competition.
The 'means' in this instance is the 'means whereby consumer
[CONs U & ME] is directly connected AND available [accessible].
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