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I have this view when it comes to computers and software, not physical property or people.

• Mistletoe 9d ago
  If your bank has shoddy software and a thief steals your money is that ok?
  • ExoticPearTree 9d ago
    I don’t care in that scenario, it is the bank’s fault, not mine. It is on them to make it right.
    • Craighead 8d ago
      It is this disconnected from reality attitude that gives technical people a bad reputation. Please reconsider your bad takes.
• zbentley 8d ago
  Does that extend to medical systems? If someone hacks my pacemaker and destabilizes my heart, or my pharmacy/hospital and prevents me from receiving medical care, is that something that should be legally permitted on the basis that "medical device makers/pharmacies/hospitals should try harder, and should somehow compensate their patients if a hack occurs"? How do you compensate someone who's dead? This isn't hypothetical: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/28/cyberattacks-u-s-hospitals-00075638 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/28/cyberattacks-u-s-ho...
  • ExoticPearTree 8d ago
    > Does that extend to medical systems? Anything network connected that can be reached by an adversary. And, I did not say it shoukd be legal or illegal, just that the fault lies with who administers/secures those systems, not with whoever breaches them. > How do you compensate someone who's dead? In some countries where I lived, there were pricelists based on nationality that insurance would pay out in case of accidental death. If you live in a more homogenous country, you can use other factors to determine what the payout should be.