-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 07/18/2016 07:14 PM, Jon Tullett wrote: > On 18 July 2016 at 18:15, Spencer <spencer...@openmailbox.org> > wrote: >> Hi, >> >>> >>> Jon Tullett: you just asked a user to conduct a risk analysis. >>> >> >> Who else should do it, someone less contextualized to their >> context? > > Context matters. Mirimir was asking for what amounts to a very > complex assessment measuring risk in monetary terms. Anyone who can > do that reliably can get a very high paid job doing so. It's really > not trivial.
I used money because it makes it real. Most people simply can't afford to defend themselves. May I should find some examples. > Absolutely individuals should conduct their own risk assessments. > But not in those terms. For most consumers, security is not about > money. Going to jail is about freedom and personal safety, not > cash. Ask someone who's been arrested ;) > Even losing data is a balance between losing work (money) and > personal items (sentimental value, not money). How did losing data get into this? Maybe having computer gear impounded? Or neglecting backups? > Understanding your risk profile, for most people, actually has > relatively little to do with money You can measure it however you like. The point is that, unless prompted, people tend to discount risk. > (though "losing all my money to phishing" is absolutely a risk to > be considered). Phishing is arguably no worse a risk for Tor users. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJXjcxQAAoJEGINZVEXwuQ+oksH/2T4O3fU0ggM4si8V7m3RJxU 84aWEnHB4qgml+MLA4zsmNbRbogJgFkDSkARS67RoT0st2naCMMI8Be/4p2Pnvfd AEQq4w0SKYk//c9NMfZ16SUzGSi4LzgWOzhRTygNqo2B2mBQqcpOVRwTVeDLJcMu nVlCBdySCvlcIxlp89HYeN9xGRrclV3ZiaxSYtJzDNwtFJhbD0iV5d4Yk9T4MljV KF6lHt48+sI+FKCwM53f3o4WmFQFbOeIelhxJ6RUSMq51s9RNdAvY8uh5dvMDGPw msvVUF6u0axfIfuP52cKaXDFKc2q8lRhUSFkklnKbnathqkdLtMDQ6K/Tbb+G8E= =OQ72 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
