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Please dont make up alarmist analogies to try and support your point. You introduce unnecessary points of confusion with 1) whether your scenario even fits and
by burnished 4y ago
Please dont make up alarmist analogies to try and support your point. You introduce unnecessary points of confusion with 1) whether your scenario even fits and 2) whether the outcomes even make sense.
Stick to the actual situation wherever possible.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoAlarmist? In Britain we have sent ~800 innocent people to prison because a programming error said they stole money. The software development company testified in court that their software was great, despite many inconsitencies being pointed out. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal I think it should be obvious that a poorly designed product can do much more damage than it costs, both through stolen data and by causing legal action As software intrudes into physical world, the potential for damage will keep growing.