Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10

Re:Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10 by EvanAnderson on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:03PM (#25587349)

Let's have a conversation about "cyber" product liability as society, then, instead of leaving it up to the hardware manufacturers and software companies to decide.

Individuals should bear some of the liability for how their devices are used. If my device that I've opted to take off the vendor-prescribed updated train causes a public menace that should be my liability.

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Re:Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10 by throwaway201103 on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:17PM (#25587483)

Automobiles are the model here. As an owner I am liable for any damage I cause by my operation of the automobile. However if there is a design defect (e.g. Toyota sticking accelerator, etc.) that I reasonably was unaware of, then the manufacturer has liability. But if I continue to drive my Toyota, knowing of the problem and ignoring the manufacturers recalls, then liability comes back to me.

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