More digital connection reduces rather than increases security

Evidence

Yet a more connected social world will not necessarily be more secure. Indeed, there is no limit to the instability that an interconnected social order can generate. As Bruce Schneier argues, it is a fallacy to believe that more connection generates more security. On the contrary, since the possibilities of bad actors are infinite, more connection must generate more, not fewer, problems of security. The average security robustness of connected space tends to fall as more points get connected. Devices in the Internet of Things (such as those that control fridges or thermostats) simply lack the computing power to have their security repatched remotely, unlike, say, desktop or laptop computers. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 123

Categorization

• XREF: Contradicts the implicit productivity narrative of the attention/surveillance school; pairs with the reader’s standing interest in how the tech industry sells connection as security. — connects to: Greater connectivity systematically decreases rather than increases overall security. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 123; Improved communication technology increases misunderstanding between groups — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 640

Broader Connections

• Greater connectivity systematically decreases rather than increases overall security. #corroborates (0.97) — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 123
• Improved communication technology increases misunderstanding between groups #expands (0.80) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 640