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A large number of security incidents are caused because the producer of a product has a general misunderstanding of what security is and how to produce secure products. In addition a misunderstanding of the purpose of security can induce companies to take actions capable of harming consumer rights.

====~~[[Security Through Obscurity|~~Security through obscurity]]====

====Security through obscurity====

Obscuring, or hiding, a product's information increases the time a person or organization would need to take to fully understand how a product works. While this will delay the discovery of security vulnerabilities it can never stop them, in addition obscuring product information prevents maintenance of products by the consumer, violating their [[Right to Repair|right to repair]].

[[Security through obscurity|Obscuring]], or hiding, a product's information increases the time a person or organization would need to take to fully understand how a product works. While this will delay the discovery of security vulnerabilities it can never stop them, in addition obscuring product information prevents maintenance of products by the consumer, violating their [[Right to Repair|right to repair]].

====Security through authorization====

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 A large number of security incidents are caused because the producer of a product has a general misunderstanding of what security is and how to produce secure products. In addition a misunderstanding of the purpose of security can induce companies to take actions capable of harming consumer rights.
-====[[Security Through Obscurity|Security through obscurity]]====
+====Security through obscurity====
-Obscuring, or hiding, a product's information increases the time a person or organization would need to take to fully understand how a product works. While this will delay the discovery of security vulnerabilities it can never stop them, in addition obscuring product information prevents maintenance of products by the consumer, violating their [[Right to Repair|right to repair]].
+[[Security through obscurity|Obscuring]], or hiding, a product's information increases the time a person or organization would need to take to fully understand how a product works. While this will delay the discovery of security vulnerabilities it can never stop them, in addition obscuring product information prevents maintenance of products by the consumer, violating their [[Right to Repair|right to repair]].
 ====Security through authorization====