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I think we're looking at this all wrong. It doesn't matter what the technical details are. If you're controlling something dangerous it's your responsibility
by mgleason_3 9y ago
I think we're looking at this all wrong. It doesn't matter what the technical details are. If you're controlling something dangerous it's your responsibility to ensure it doesn't do damage or hurt anyone.
Take a car for example. If you're driving and you allow the car to hit someone and they die, you are charged with manslaughter. It's your responsibility to operate it safely. It doesn't matter if the conditions were difficult. In fact it's worse - you shouldn't have operated the car.
It's the same concept here. They were operating something dangerous and did not take the necessary steps to ensure our safety.
They should go to jail.
- paulddraper 9y agoAgreed. Though I think it's debatable whether leaking SSNs is comparable to manslaughter.
- djKianoosh 9y agoIt might be worse. But I dont know how anyone can weigh destruction of one life vs ruining thousands of people's lives (or at the very least increasing the general angst among society at large).
- zipwitch 9y agoThey leaked far more than SSNs. This also raises a real question about scale and distributed harm. If killing someone is wrong, what is stealing one ten-thousandth of a lifespan (through stress and monetary loss) from a hundred million people?