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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 with which to hang yourself, and when you do, then say it's your fault.

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Bruce Schneier
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 15
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