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Re:A TV Show Forced Britain's Devastating Post Office Scanda... by robertlagrant on Thursday January 11, 2024 @09:18AM (#38952448)
> The only evidence provided in criminal cases was essentially a witness statement saying that the system was working correctly and that was the end of it.

I'm not saying it wasn't. You're assuming a blind faith in all IT is the cause of this witness' belief. I'm disagreeing with you there.

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Re:A TV Show Forced Britain's Devastating Post Office Scanda... by Zhyl on Thursday January 11, 2024 @09:23AM (#38952518)
I'm assuming an ignorance in IT which allows for a vote of confidence from a trusted party to go unquestioned and unsubstantiated. Not a blind faith in all IT.
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Re:A TV Show Forced Britain's Devastating Post Office Scanda... by robertlagrant on Thursday January 11, 2024 @09:41AM (#38952775)
Fair enough. I might have misread. It was this that made me think that:

> it was also enabled by a belief in the reliability and credibility of IT systems

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