The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Amazon and Apple

Re:The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Am... by ticviking on Thursday October 04, 2018 @05:12PM (#18143710)

> * Are you going to admit to your customers and bosses that your products were faulty and you knew?

If you can't answer that with a yes, maybe you don't have the backbone to work in anything critical.

When you discover a fault in something, particularly a fault that might hurt someone, you have a moral obligation to speak up. To do otherwise is cowardice.

Failure to speak up when we see shit is how stuff like the VW emissions gate happen, and also why security professionals can make a career out of ferreting out your mistakes and engaging in responsible disclosure.

All this tells me is that Made in the USA is more valuable than I once believed.

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Re:The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Am... by westiseast on Friday October 05, 2018 @10:00AM (#18148159)

I think you’re right about the value of Made in America and societies where honesty (even about problems or risks) is valued.

The book I referenced included a number of instances where factories actively undermined individuals so that they had very little choice than to either go along with the situation, or press the ‘nuclear’ button and scupper the entire arrangement, including their own livelihood and career. That’s a tough choice for people to make.

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Re:The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Am... by vehementi on Thursday October 04, 2018 @05:51PM (#18143979)

Not having the backbone to reveal it when you discover a fault is not what that comment was getting at

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