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<devil's advocate> Just because many people might not have "the technical preparation" or "they don't know about" driver's licenses, that doesn't mean society w
by bigiain 8y ago
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Just because many people might not have "the technical preparation" or "they don't know about" driver's licenses, that doesn't mean society would give them a free pass for driving unlicensed and without the required training/testing...
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While _some_ of those 1000+ sites may just be brochureware, I'd bet reasonable money that the majority of them are collecting user data of some sort (even if it's just email/password for site logins) - and the reality of website breaches and credential dumps in 2018 - those 1000 website owners are doing the Personally Identifying Information equivalent of unlicensed and uninsured driving.
I'd stop somewhat short of suggesting we should put the people responsible in jail, but if you run a top million website and have no clue your ssl cert is dodgy - I'd probably support calls to revoke your right to run a public website...