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It's amazing how the software industry has managed to insulate itself from any kind of serious liability when it comes to the dumpster fire that is security and privacy.

Could you imagine if other engineering disciplines had the kind of liability protection that software companies do?

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Faulty avionics software leading to an airplane crash will get all due liability. Faulty pdf readers leading to a pc getting taken over, doubtful.

PC takeovers leading to millions of people being victims of identity theft, or used as a backdoor for national security relevant hacking efforts... We need to stop acting like these things are “insignificant” and accept responsibility for our actions.

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