This just underlines the engineer's problem with making something secure, yet making sure every moron in the U.S. can plug it in and turn it on and have it basically work.
This just underlines the engineer's problem with making something secure, yet making sure every moron in the U.S. can plug it in and turn it on and have it basically work.
Well, it's really just another example of engineers doing the job right, only to then have a PHB of some ilk tell them, "Now I want to be able to watch this from my office or my cell phone or from home, etc." Where the Engineer exclaims, "Doh!" and does it because he/she's not paid to THINK.
"Well, it's really just another example of engineers doing the job right, only to then have a PHB of some ilk tell them..."
This assumes that all bad decisions are the result of a PHB's intervention . Some is simple ignorance (something we all are guilty of at one time or another).
Well, it's really just another example of engineers doing the job right, only to then have a PHB of some ilk tell them, "Now I want to be able to watch this from my office or my cell phone or from home, etc." Where the Engineer exclaims, "Doh!" and does it because he/she's not paid to THINK.
I agree, but it really is an industry-wide problem with anything targeted at "consumers"/home users.
Unfortunately, since everything is getting connected and we rely on technology more and more, this is becoming an
The engineer shoud be paid enough (and educated enough) to tell their employer, "If I make it available to you, it's available to the internet,and (if we're in a vaguely rational county (eg, UK)) that would be illegal." So - No, I won't do that.
Security vs. Stupidity (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Security vs. Stupidity (Score:5, Insightful)
Well, it's really just another example of engineers doing the job right, only to then have a PHB of some ilk tell them, "Now I want to be able to watch this from my office or my cell phone or from home, etc." Where the Engineer exclaims, "Doh!" and does it because he/she's not paid to THINK.
Security vs. Stupidity-PHB. (Score:0)
This assumes that all bad decisions are the result of a PHB's intervention . Some is simple ignorance (something we all are guilty of at one time or another).
Re:Security vs. Stupidity (Score:1)
I agree, but it really is an industry-wide problem with anything targeted at "consumers"/home users.
Unfortunately, since everything is getting connected and we rely on technology more and more, this is becoming an
Re:Security vs. Stupidity (Score:2)
Re:Security vs. Stupidity (Score:1)