Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Security Is Possible?

Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by geezerjay on Saturday August 18, 2018 @01:00AM (#17786954)

> The way to fix market failure is well understood, though; regulation. You're arguing for regulation of the software industry, just as we have regulation of the medical industry or the oil industry.

That's an excellent idea. I hope your country regulates the hell out of your nation's software industry. Meanwhile I'll buy a rake to help me gather all the money your economy will throw my way because somehow developing software in your nation became suddenly cost-prohibitive and your economy has no alternative to outsource it to nations unencumbered by regulation.

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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by Barrin92 on Sunday August 19, 2018 @05:31PM (#17796299)

Do you really think suggesting that selfish drive for selling insecure and underregulated software is really an argument against regulation?

I don't think anybody denied that capturing an unregulated space by selling shoddy and cheap products is actually a great way of making any ruthless actor a ton of money, I'm really not sure what point you're trying to make here

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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by riffraff on Saturday August 18, 2018 @12:47PM (#17789303)

we have regulations for software and software services in EU (e.g. GDPR) and US (e.g, DMCA, HIPAA) and the economy has not collapsed.

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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by ttoinou on Saturday August 18, 2018 @03:55AM (#17787382)

You don't understand. We should have a global government, and then regulate software all over the world at the same time

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