How can you be sure that your applications clear the memory after using the information?
It might protect secrets such as digital keys, and overwrite them in memory before dropping, but I'm sure this practice is not for all of your information.
At some point, there will be an app that listens in the background. That app would like to know about the gossip.
Your password, your banking history, your communication with your friends, family, and colleagues...
Even the brave new MCP applications, that connect everything, everywhere, all at once..
And your secrets will secretly flow somewhere else...
If you, your workplace, and your family have no secrets, live a happy life, and ignore this article, then that's your choice. However, if it's not true for you, then the right time is NOW to act.
If you are working in an IT-related role - a role that involves interacting with electronic devices - then you need to consider how you can act.
IT developers can start investigating the problem and find solutions!
IT users must be aware of the problem and start using solutions that address the problem!