Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Is the World Better or Worse Because of Security Tech?
krisdickie writes: Being a developer for embedded devices, App software, and many other types of systems, I try and be proactive with security measures in the systems, be it from preventing rooting, symmetric key encryption communications, etc. This is obviously important, and I don't necessarily see it as a distraction, but rather a complex problem that has some added thrill to being solved. I can't help but wonder though if I (and my team) would have been X times more productive or have come with some amazing new concept or feature, if we didn't have to deal with implementing security measures.
In a utopian world, where there are no bad actors, we would have likely forfeit many of the systems and ideas that have been put into place to prevent bad things from happening. So my question is — are we more technically advanced because of the thoughtfulness that has gone into creating these systems, or are we just losing precious resources and time dealing with the necessity of protecting ourselves from the perilous few?
In a utopian world, where there are no bad actors, we would have likely forfeit many of the systems and ideas that have been put into place to prevent bad things from happening. So my question is — are we more technically advanced because of the thoughtfulness that has gone into creating these systems, or are we just losing precious resources and time dealing with the necessity of protecting ourselves from the perilous few?
