@original_ish_name@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 10 months agoyour girlfriend gets an unencrypted copy of all your files. What happens?message-square198fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down135
arrow-up1131arrow-down1message-squareyour girlfriend gets an unencrypted copy of all your files. What happens?@original_ish_name@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 10 months agomessage-square198fedilink
minus-square@jetAlinkEnglish20•10 months agoShe immediately comes to me for tech support and asks what to do with this data, how to access it, etc… You over estimate the technical independence of people near a geek. It’s like they gleefully turn their brains off.
minus-square@Mothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilink4•10 months agoBut the OP says it’s unencrypted data. While that behaviour might be the norm- would she also need assistance to navigate an unencrypted, unprotected backup?
minus-square@jetAlinkEnglish3•10 months ago100%… If the app updates and moves a button it might as well be broken until I figure it out and explain it.
minus-square@Mothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilink2•10 months agoShe sounds persistent. If don’t understand whatever I’ve just launched, I’ll close it and move on to the next file
She immediately comes to me for tech support and asks what to do with this data, how to access it, etc…
You over estimate the technical independence of people near a geek. It’s like they gleefully turn their brains off.
But the OP says it’s unencrypted data. While that behaviour might be the norm- would she also need assistance to navigate an unencrypted, unprotected backup?
100%… If the app updates and moves a button it might as well be broken until I figure it out and explain it.
She sounds persistent. If don’t understand whatever I’ve just launched, I’ll close it and move on to the next file