“Against the average user, anything works; there's no need for complex security software. Against the skilled attacker, on the other hand, nothing works.”

—  Bruce Schneier

The Fallacy of Trusted Client Software, Schneier, Bruce, 2001-08, Cryptogram newsletter, 2018-08-12 https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2000/08/the_fallacy_of_trust.html,
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