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Is an interesting line to cross - that a company you have no relationship with can make changes to your machine - admittedly in the name of good. Imagine that
by addedlovely 7y ago
Is an interesting line to cross - that a company you have no relationship with can make changes to your machine - admittedly in the name of good.
Imagine that flaw they found turned out to have been a trap and they bricked 850k devices.
- stefanpie 7y agoVery much like the plot of the black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation"
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- meowface 7y agoThat's why they do it with careful monitoring and approval from law enforcement. If you tried to do this vigilante-style, no matter how good your intentions, you're asking for trouble.
- swiley 7y agoThere was that one guy who intentionally bricked devices. I feel like being too lazy to update probably means you don’t care anyway.
- fortran77 7y agoHowever _your_ (infected) machine is causing havoc to other machines and infrastructure. The Police would have a right to, say, disable a burglar alarm that doesn't stop after a day, etc. It's the same sort of thing.