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Sure, that combined with the fact that courts simply refuse to refer to anything involving software a 'negligence', no matter how extravagantly negligent it mig
by otakucode 9y ago
Sure, that combined with the fact that courts simply refuse to refer to anything involving software a 'negligence', no matter how extravagantly negligent it might be, would make that a pretty good strategy. The only flaw in it, really, is that it would also open you up to things like the Sony hack which actually had them shut down operations for awhile. As much as companies REALLY do not want to ever admit it, no matter what they do, their software IS their business in every sense. Without it in a working state, they have to shut their doors. So I suppose you have to strike a balance... secure enough that things keep working, but not so secure that it actually costs money...
- inlined 9y agoMaybe this is the unintended benefit of companies like domino's claiming they're a "tech business that sells pizza". I'd love to see that language used in an agument that the company has made tech it's core competency and that lowers the bar for negligence.
- dpwm 9y agoI imagine it would depend on the nature of negligence: were they to leak customer data, they would be treated as a tech business; were they to poison customers, they would be treated as a pizza business.
- dx034 9y agoThe pizza is probably produced by others, in the spirit of the gig economy. That way the company can defend any lawsuit.