I really like the philosophical approach here, even if it's too finicky to put in practice today. I'm really sick of everything being made "secure", when in fact the "security" is for someone other than the legitimate user of the thing. Phones, laptops, physical security systems, cars, the list goes on.<p>There was a post here yesterday (<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23149771" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23149771</a>) about the (in)security of Linux, but the primary purpose of an OS is utility, not merely security. The leadership of the Linux project made very smart analyses of what priorities come first. Despite there being billions of insecure old devices scattered about, running old kernels, I think the kernel authors made the right call.<p>The problem rests with the manufacturers who abandoned support for those devices <i>and</i> left no escape route for users to update the kernels themselves. Most disgusting are these phone and car manufacturers, and apps, which have enabled wholesale spying on users for many years now. These devices are literal bugs, reporting realtime locations, conversations, and who knows what else to Big Brother.<p>Its a pleasure to see that some people still care enough to make the world a better place, in a way I can understand.