Re:Ban on unscientific "bomb detector" after $85M sales
by tptacek on Friday January 22, 2010 @06:53PM
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The parallels with the information security products industry here are stark.
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Re:Ban on unscientific "bomb detector" after $85M sales
by jmtulloss on Friday January 22, 2010 @11:07PM
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Data/IP loss doesn't really compare to loss of life, if you ask me.
Re:Ban on unscientific "bomb detector" after $85M sales
by Confusion on Saturday January 23, 2010 @05:17AM
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That's a straw man, as that isn't what tptacek is saying. He is obviously talking about parallels in the causes of security incidents. That the consequences are different, and arguably incomparable, is irrelevant to the correctness of his observation.