merely standard security enhancements

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. A noun phrase referring to security improvements that are considered routine, conventional, or basic, often used to downplay the significance or novelty of specific measures.; An expression used to minimize criticism by asserting that controversial actions are no more than ordinary or expected safety precautions.

💬 Examples

  1. The administration argued that the new encryption protocols were merely standard security enhancements for a head of state.

  2. Critics claimed the surveillance was excessive, but supporters maintained that these are merely standard security enhancements for a head of state.