Chicken and Egg

[Charlie Bell]

On 16/07/2008, at 6:09 PM, Curtis Burisch wrote:

> You might not be aware, but the constant annoying security warnings  
> in Vista
> are nothing more than 'security theatre' -- i.e. they make you feel  
> safer,
> without actually doing anything meaningful. Vista is no more secure  
> because
> of these annoying prompts -- coders with malicious intent just work  
> around
> this 'feature'.

And it's so annoying that most people turn it off, so even if it did  
do anything when it was on the point is moot.

C.