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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Security and safety

What is the difference between security and safety?
  

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To me, safety is freedom from danger or threat to my person, friends or family. Security is freedom from danger or risk to my possessions, property or society in general. There is an area ov overlap in the usage of these words.

  • To me, safety is freedom from danger or threat to my person, friends or family.
  • Security is freedom from danger or risk to my possessions, property or society in general.
  • There is an area ov overlap in the usage of these words.
  • Cars have safety locks to prevent chilren from opening the doors of a moving vehicle and falling out.
  • Machines have safety guards to prevent our fingers from being mangled.
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To me, safety is freedom from danger or threat to my person, friends or family.

Security is freedom from danger or risk to my possessions, property or society in general.
There is an area ov overlap in the usage of these words.

Cars have safety locks to prevent chilren from opening the doors of a moving vehicle and falling out. Machines have safety guards to prevent our fing

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