World Wide Web: Only Criminals Would Want Real Security and Vouch for Themselves When They Use Encryption
Web sites have long abandoned real security because "modern" browsers, instead of prioritising users' security, strictly insist on scammy 'security' (letting another MitM* take complete control over "trust").
As a meme:
In "modern" browsers, the podlock icon probably does not mean what users might think it means. █
"As zero trust becomes the vogue security fad, explicit authorisation is practically dead as a concept in 2024. When was the last time you "authorised" BigTech to steal your personal information from your phone?" -Dr. Andy Farnell earlier today
"Google's new phones can't stop phoning home (08 Oct 2024)" -latest article from Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic
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* It's called Man in the Middle (MitM), but somehow Western governments and GAFAM are exempted from this caption, just like "Clown Computing" (some parties are wrongly presumed trustworthy, according to themselves). 'Sideloading' is when people install something not owned and controlled by GAFAM.