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Re:U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign gover... by kfrzcode on Sunday December 13, 2020 @10:39PM (#25413262)
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

But even ordinary claims require ordinary evidence.

The burden of proof is on the claimant, not the defendant. I believe that's the point parent was addressing.

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Re:U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign gover... by nobody9999 on Sunday December 13, 2020 @10:47PM (#25413311)
>The burden of proof is on the claimant, not the defendant. I believe that's the point parent was addressing.

Absolutely. I was pointing out that in this specific case (whether or not devices connected to the internet can be secured), the converse is also true.

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