When my mother gets a prompt 'Do you want to download this?… - Bruce Schneier

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When my mother gets a prompt 'Do you want to download this?' she's going to say yes. It's disingenuous for Microsoft to give you all of these tools [in Internet Explorer] with which to hang yourself, and when you do, then say it's your fault.

Bruce Schneier

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Bruce Schneier (born January 15, 1963) is an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer.

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