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New .secure Internet Domain On Tap
CowboyRobot writes "A new top-level domain (TLD) in the works for the Internet will bake security in from the outset: The .secure domain will require fully encrypted HTTPS sessions and a comprehensive vetting process for websites and their operators. If the new domain takes off, it could shift the way Web domains are secured. ICANN is expected to sign off on .secure, and for the new TLD to be up and running June or July 2013."
Users don't type in URLs anymore!
So by that logic, you shouldn't be allowed to advertise anything as "secure" because nothing is 100% secure, but if you call something secure then stupid people will assume it is impenetrable. I mean, the security system on my house doesn't turn it into an impenetrable bunker, but it does increase my security, and no one has a problem with it being referred to as a "security system", so how is this different?
The fundamental problem is that while everyone realizes that there's no such thing as perfect security in the real world, the vast majority of the nontechnical population seems to have this ridiculous assumption that there is such a thing as perfect security on the internet. And to make it worse, they assume that such security requires no effort or knowledge on their part. It gets frustrating that those of us who do understand these concepts are constantly being handcuffed by the people who don't.