Bruce Schneier - Computers Quotes

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People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them.

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Microsoft made a big deal about Windows NT getting a C2 security rating. They were much less forthcoming with the fact that this rating only applied if the computer was not attached to a network and had no network card, and had its floppy drive epoxied shut, and was running on a Compaq 386. Solaris's C2 rating was just as silly.

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In China, programs have to be certified by the government in order to be used on computers there, which sounds an awful lot like the Apple store.

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