Most industry associations: "Let us set our own rules; we know what we're doing." Politicians: "Ok, but make sure your rules don't result in lots of people dying." Software industry: "Man, don't crimp our style! We need to be able to move fast! And we disclaim all liability!"https://twitter.com/patio11/status/1072756108685586432 …
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The fact that "spending on security" is even a thing seems like a problem to me. Do engineering firms have separate line items in their budgets for "making sure the bridges don't fall down"?
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Literally yes, as evidenced by the fact that budgeting is how capitalism expresses preference for outcomes and that firms strongly anti-prefer bridges collapsing. There are also line items for cars not exploding, stress testing airplanes, etc.
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Say what you will about AppAmaGooFaceSoft: you can have a consumer-usable device which does not have viruses and which can transmit information to your bank, doctor, or spouse without anyone reading it. That was not a trivial engineering effort.
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I think the fact that your mind immediately goes to security instead of about 10 other major things the software industry needs to work on (half of which could fall under the heading "Basic Ethics" in say Civil Engineering classes) underscores the point…
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Name three.
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