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Re:Critical Update on DAO Vulnerability by vkou on Friday June 17, 2016 @02:26PM (#11924515)
Suppose that I want to make a medical device, and I want to get liability insurance for when a bug in its code administers a lethal dose of radiation to a patient.

Is there any extant insurance company that would want to review my code in exchange for a lower premium?

If not, why would one be willing to do this for a flash-in-the-pan cryptocurrency, but not a useful, real-world device?

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Re:Critical Update on DAO Vulnerability by rabidferret on Saturday June 18, 2016 @01:14PM (#11929515)
For an insurance policy like that, they wouldn't offer any policy without auditing the device, including the code.
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