Dogberry2;361482 Wrote: > That sounds good, but it reduces the PC to being just a toy. Many people > find it very useful for making purchases, paying bills, banking, > accounting, record keeping, personal photographs and home videos, and > other functions that require things like credit card and bank account > numbers and personal information. The beauty of a modern PC is its > versatility. And of course, with that versatility comes complexity, and > also risk. So one tries to minimize the risk without giving up the > usefulness of the machine. It isn't possible to completely eliminate > the risk, but then, there's risk in everything, anyway. Never using a > PC for anything involving personal or confidential information would be > like owning a car but never driving it. You'd eliminate the risk of > dying in a car crash, but you'd also get no real use out of the > machine. So instead, one minimizes the risk of driving as much as > possible, by learning to drive safely, wearing a seat belt and so > forth. We accept the risk as the price we pay for the advantages > gained.
Completely agree. :) What many people don't realize is that PC computer transactions (with basic security and a little common sense) are MUCH more secure than the old ways of conducting biz. The average user is four times more likely to be the victim of credit/check fraud/theft or identity theft using a credit card at a store or writing a check vs online purchases or bill pay. Watching the news one would get the impression that conducting any business with a PC is a higher risk than using a credit card or writing a check in person, and it just isn't true. -- toby10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55229 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
