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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 811945" data-attributes="member: 32260">That is right.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite135" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle&nbsp; &nbsp; :giggle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":giggle:" /> It looks very dangerous, but it is not because there are so many people.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite132" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure&nbsp; &nbsp; :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" />That is also true that over one million people per year die in traffic accidents.The next million (or probably more) break the bones on the stairs, ... and so on. Yet, most people and most MT members sleep soundly and do not think about it. There are 7.7 billion people on the Earth and if 1 billion use computers at home, then the chance of being hacked in the year 2019 is something like 1/1000 (probably less). It is a real danger, but I think that it is not so probable as compared to the standard malware infections and many other dangerous events.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Furthermore, one can drop the chances of being hacked, by simple hardening (remote features, scripting, router hardening).Edit.I am sorry if my posts are slightly off topic. Personally, I like to have control over the system, but I do not think that this would be necessary for most home users.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 811945, member: 32260"] That is right.:giggle: It looks very dangerous, but it is not because there are so many people.:emoji_thinking: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]That is also true that over one million people per year die in traffic accidents.[/B][/COLOR] The next million (or probably more) break the bones on the stairs, ... and so on. Yet, most people and most MT members sleep soundly and do not think about it. There are 7.7 billion people on the Earth and if 1 billion use computers at home, then the chance of being hacked in the year 2019 is something like 1/1000 (probably less).[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B] It is a real danger[/B][/COLOR], but I think that it is not so probable as compared to the standard malware infections and many other dangerous events.;) Furthermore, one can drop the chances of being hacked, by simple hardening (remote features, scripting, router hardening). Edit. I am sorry if my posts are slightly off topic. Personally, I like to have control over the system, but I do not think that this would be necessary for most home users. [/QUOTE]

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