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Re:Volkswagen – detects when your tests are run in a CI serv... by mabbo on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @02:46PM (#18069237)
Yeah they were fined like $15B and had people arrested and criminally charged in multiple countries.

They had 'defeat devices' that detected test environments and changed how the car ran so that it would pass emissions testing.

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Re:Volkswagen – detects when your tests are run in a CI serv... by btian on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @06:25PM (#18071065)
That's less than a month worth of revenue.

And only 2 or 3 people are in jail afaik.

Only a light slap on the wrist.

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Re:Volkswagen – detects when your tests are run in a CI serv... by ummonk on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @06:42PM (#18071168)
Or a year worth of profits. Hardly a slap on the wrist.
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Re:Volkswagen – detects when your tests are run in a CI serv... by pkaye on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @03:15PM (#18069506)
Did the CEO Martin Winterkorn? Looks like he got away though.
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