User Access Security in Vista--A Terrible Mistake
This entire security paradigm makes a grossly invalid assumption: ordinary people actually know what to trust, that they actually know what they are doing and know how to protect themselves. The vast majority of consumers treat their systems like a trusted home appliance. They assume that it should work and keep working as long as it's plugged in and they pay their broadband bill. They have no clue about how their systems are subject to attack from all sides--they simply trust Microsoft to protect them. Putting the responsibility for their own security entirely in their hands is a truly ludicrous idea.
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