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If there's a legal requirement (FISMA is pointed to as a requirement) that would be rather compelling, no?

• grantwu 9y ago
  A design that technically violates a law, but is not actually dangerous - suppose the law constrains designs in a way that requires them to be less effective or safe - is not necessarily a poor design, unless "complies with law" is a higher priority design objective than "functions safely as intended".
  • rebuilder 9y ago
    "Complies with law" absolutely does seem like a requirement for a government service.
    • mgkimsal 9y ago
      Not to be too flippant, but "complies with law" sort of seems like a requirement for non-government services too. But I may be reading this too broadly?