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If NSA made it, and failed to protect it - then NSA should be liable for law suits to pay for damages.
by jgaa 9y ago
If NSA made it, and failed to protect it - then NSA should be liable for law suits to pay for damages.
- lmz 9y agoShould that apply only to NSA or also to the writers of e.g. Metasploit exploits?
- jgaa 9y agoNSA made a weapon with the purpose of harming someone. In court, intent matters.
- thoth 9y agoSo: A makes a product with flaws, B makes an exploit, C leaks that exploit, D adds a harmful payload to the exploit and goes on to extort/profit from E, who has computers systems they failed to patch in time... and somehow B and only B is at fault?
- nomercy400 9y agoFTFY: and somehow D and only D is at fault? You'll see that they'll get the blame and the rest goes free.
- Kali909 9y agoSo does being able to enforce it. No one is going to sue the US DoD and come out winning.
- mirimir 9y agoWell, gun manufacturers have been sued in the US. Now they're protected by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. But NSA is part of US DOD. So the chances of a successful claim are about zero.