Re:The Cancelled Comma One Would Have Embarrassed the Car In...
by AsyncAwait on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @07:14AM
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> The problem is perhaps the lack of regulations in the web-app domain.
There are and perhaps should be more regulations about safeguarding personal information, which for websites would mean salting passwords etc., but I am glad there are no regulations regarding who can and cannot program as that would seriously hurt innovation.
Maybe Linus wouldn't be able to program Linux? or Zuckerberg Facebook?
Re:The Cancelled Comma One Would Have Embarrassed the Car In...
by cm2187 on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @09:40AM
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The current pace of large data leaks is alarming and unsustainable. Any other industry that would fail so badly would be completely taken over by regulations. The silicon valley is only keeping its independence because until now politicians didn't really grasp the scope of the problem. But now that data leaks involve their own email, I suspect Washington is going to start paying attention.
Yes, regulations do hurt innovation and also competition, it creates large barriers to entry (check how many new banking licenses are issued every years!). But the current state of infosec is just unacceptable. It's like if planes were falling from the sky every day.
It can leak very sensitive personal data. That won't hurt you physically but will surely have consequences. The problem is perhaps the lack of regulations in the web-app domain. Any amateur can call himself a programmer and many do.