Comment Capability Based Security (Score 1) 291
Capability Based Security lets a user decide what resources a program is to be allowed to access at run-time. Unlike Windows, Linux, Mac, it doesn't automatically just trust programs with everything on your system.
This will eventually (10-15 years from now) allow for computers to be actually secure, assuming the NSA doesn't backdoor them.
Everyone seems to think it's snake-oil, hand waving, or just a dumb idea... so I figured I'd post it here.