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I think it's important to hold people responsible for negligence that causes harm to others, even in the tech industry.
by dessant 4y ago
I think it's important to hold people responsible for negligence that causes harm to others, even in the tech industry.
- bjt2n3904 4y ago> It's unlikely that actual people weren't hurt because of these bugs. Do you want criminal prosecution for actual harm, or for potential harm? America has this habit of reaching for the biggest gun it has to solve problems, or make a statement. It always backfires.
- dagmx 4y agoCriminal reports for negligence that can cause death are a thing around the world. Pray tell, how would it backfire to make sure emergency services are always available ?
- freeone3000 4y agoThey are scared that such standards would then be applied to their work.
- dagmx 4y agoAfter reading their other comments I think they’re more of the mindset of “regulations mean higher cost and I don’t want to pay more to meet standards I don’t immediately care about“
- chc 4y agoYou're speaking in generalities that can hardly even be mapped to the situation at hand. What, specifically, are you saying is the correct recourse here? What are you saying would go wrong if Google were prosecuted for intentionally shipping a nonfunctional emergency feature?
- hmfrh 4y ago> Do you want criminal prosecution for actual harm, or for potential harm? Do you only want DUI to be illegal if it results in an accident?