> I'm not sure which world was better, the old PC world where rootkits and other similar malware had free reign, or the modern "trusted" world
I'll take the old world over the new one, no contest. Sure, I had to actively work to protect myself from bad actors in the old one. But in the new one, I also have to protect myself from the devices themselves. That's a much more difficult prospect.
I'll take the old world over the new one, no contest. Sure, I had to actively work to protect myself from bad actors in the old one. But in the new one, I also have to protect myself from the devices themselves. That's a much more difficult prospect.