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  • I get where you’re coming from but is he managing his risk or not?

    Does he understand the risk? If yes, good. No? Bad.

    Is he ignoring the risk? If yes, bad. No? Good.

    Is he weighing the risks against the benefits he receives of using these apps and taking appropriate steps to mitigate those risks? If yes, then good. No? Bad.

    Cyber security isn’t “lock everything down at all costs”. Otherwise I would insist you throw your phone in an incinerator along with all your computers, live in a bunker reinforced against nuclear attack with a small army to guard you, never leave it, never talk to anyone… Etc.

    It is enabling one to achieve their goals with a tolerable amount of risk. That level of tolerable risk is different for everyone.