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18 days agoI think the analogy isn’t quite right because you’re not connecting to a WiFi network as a need, like you would need to pay an expert to fix your car. Those are different goals and motivations. It’s more of a common sense thing, such as how people shouldn’t leave valuables in plain sight in their cars when parking at a public location. Basic common sense should extend to tech and I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect that in 2025. Which is why I think you get what you deserve if you do something like that.
In early ‘00s, my original XP install media disc exploded in my dvd burner during a refresh install. It was so loud and shook the whole tower. Had to dismantle the drive and meticulously pick out every single shard of plastic I could. The metal housing was warped and dented! Drive surprisingly still worked for a decade following the incident before it was retired.