Point is this is all set up to repeatedly fail the users with ZERO repercussions ever for the company. Kids ambulances are being diverted.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted alienghic@octodon.social
Yep. People have to upgrade for security, but always have to worry if they are trading privacy. SET UP TO FAIL US.https://twitter.com/alienghic/status/863073909628821504 …
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The whole "patch or be damned" system is broken. Every last bit of it. We wouldn't accept this in other industries. https://twitter.com/josephfcox/status/863062487268302848 …
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How many "patched" exploits need to run wild before the obvious is accepted? This isn't unsolvable. Just unsolvable on the cheap.
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That's not it. It requires resources they don't have. It's confusing. Some updates force you to give up on privacy. https://twitter.com/semihenergin/status/863096234596122624 …
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Folks, a lot to say about the NSA but the core here isn't about the NSA. The core story here is that patch or be damned is broken, broken.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Edward Snowden
This isn't right. The patch has been around for months. We have patches around for years. What's broken is patching.https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/863109434054254598 …
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I mean, say what you want to say about the NSA or disclosure process. But this is one in which what's broken is the system by which we fix.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jeremiah Grossman
Will this be the wake-up call?https://twitter.com/jeremiahg/status/863104815051792385 …
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Folks, about two thirds of ALL android phones in the US are lagging in patches. If those are the numbers, it means patching is broken.
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If an industry has regular, massive and overwhelming failures involving their product—which threaten lives—need to change how it all works.
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All the geek world telling me "they should have patched." I spend tons of time trying to get people to update. But that's not enough.
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It's as if there was obscure, hard to grok biomedical paper on e. coli in particular brands of food—and company shrugged if you missed it?
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