Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint

Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by hug on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:04PM (#26172438)

> Hypothetical: if you modify the software in a Tesla, and your modification allows a hacker to remote control it, and this power is used to commit vehicular homicide, how much of the burden of responsibility do you have?

If you modified your keyless-start car to not need a nearby key, and left it unlocked in parking lot and someone got into it, started it, and ran over several pedestrians would you be at fault?

Why does being remote change things?

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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @07:14PM (#26173717)

Interesting, I had to think about this for a moment! It's not entirely intuitive, but I think the answer is "because there's no one else to make liable."

What if the unlocked car was in your driveway, and the person who got in was your seven-year-old daughter? Now who's responsible, and why? The child is a minor, so legally she can't be at fault, but the parents should have taken appropriate precautions, like locking the door.

Likewise, if a bunch of people are killed by a remote driver in North Korea, you can't arrest the hacker. And if there's no one to arrest, our society has no way to discourage the crime. So responsibility moves up the chain.

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