You're not an idiot. If you look at things from a grand perspective, it is the fault of big companies who have opened up these flaws due to their greed, they are the "root idiot" if you will.
To which faults are you referring to?
I believe that when you are using a proprietary operating system like Windows or Mac OS X, then you should be absolutely protected to the fullest extent and you should not have to even have the slightest bit of worry.
You can't, because there is no such thing as 100% protection, literally. You should worry when using a computer that is connected to the Internet, and that's why you should take the necessary precautions. You're responsible for your security.
Unfortunately though, we don't live in a world where companies care about consumers
Plain false. If companies don't care about consumers, why are consumers picking them anyway? Companies that are careless with the user experience, go out of business. The fact that most consumers don't care about security or privacy is the root of evil. Companies only follow demand.
- To which faults are you referring to?
All of the flaws you see in Microsoft today are as a result of their own intrusions into user privacy. If they never intruded privacy, and instead focused on providing a secure operating system for their consumers, Windows would not be near as vulnerable as it is today. This is called greed.
- You can't, because there is no such thing as 100% protection, literally. You should worry when using a computer that is connected to the Internet, and that's why you should take the necessary precautions. You're responsible for your security.
As I said, that's not the world we live in, but I stand by that providing a secure environment for the end user
in an ideal world should be a top priority for an operating system provider
especially when they constantly market their products as secure, which they all do.
- Plain false. If companies don't care about consumers, why are consumers picking them anyway? Companies that are careless with the user experience, go out of business. The fact that most consumers don't care about security or privacy is the root of evil. Companies only follow demand.
Because most normal consumers have no choice, lack of knowledge, awareness, etc. If potential vulnerabilities or what happened to the normal consumers' information were clearly stated before you booted up the OS in a picture presentation and they were made aware that this could just as easily happen to them than anyone else, do you really think everyone would still be using Windows with no precaution, as so many do? Even julerz did, and he got hacked, but my reasoning is exactly why I think he IS NOT an idiot. The reason this information is not clear unless you look for it, is because Windows want you to THINK you are safe with their "windows defender" and other proprietary garbage that is painted with marketing to make the end user think that they are secure, when in reality their system is as vulnerable as swiss cheese.