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Except, this is software. My favorite expression when things get heated: "Nobody is going to die." There are exceptions, of course, but a vast majority of the
by tcdent 13y ago
Except, this is software.
My favorite expression when things get heated: "Nobody is going to die."
There are exceptions, of course, but a vast majority of the work we do just doesn't matter in the context of life and nature.
- tlrobinson 13y agoAnd one of those exceptions is people trying to use bad crypto to avoid persecution...
- DanBC 13y agoThat's true. Market software accordingly and everything is fine. I am glad to see cryptocat being much more careful with their wording.
- wc- 13y agoUnfortunately, I don't think the 'Nobody is going to die' statement holds up for software like cryptocat. If it is promoted as secure, then it could be used in areas with hostile regimes. For example, members of the Arab Spring uprising might have trusted cryptocat, but what if their governments were intercepting and decrypting those messages due to a flaw in the software? Bottom line, explaining away problems by saying 'nobody is going to die' is a downright dangerous statement IMO.
- lallysingh 13y agoNormally, yes, but this is crypto. It's not medicine, but it's pretty close to a bullet-proof vest. It's important that it does its job.
- markmassie 13y agoExcept if the flawed software is a company's core product, the company might fail. As we all know, corporations are people, my friend.
- sdevlin 13y ago> "Nobody is going to die." This isn't accurate, e.g. http://cryptome.org/2012/07/chile-comments.htm http://cryptome.org/2012/07/chile-comments.htm . Bad crypto is actually much more dangerous than a single rogue dentist.