Re:Leaking YouTube creators' private videos
by BetterThanSober on Saturday July 04, 2026 @05:24PM
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> people simply do not value reliable and secure consumer software
Because the incentive to care is not there, we'll see things changing when self-driving cats is mainstream
Re:Leaking YouTube creators' private videos
by BubbleRings on Saturday July 04, 2026 @06:58PM
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I want one that can drive itself to the vet!
Re:Leaking YouTube creators' private videos
by mschuster91 on Saturday July 04, 2026 @07:23PM
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> You can't enforce those same policies on most consumer software because people consume it the same way they do food.
The government can. GDPR was an attempt in that direction, it wasn't enough of a hint to software developers, that's how we got the Cyber Resilience Act that's beginning to take first effects in a few months.
Of course, software that is in charge of things where people value security a lot, such as the software in airplanes, is much more scrutinized and adheres to better standards. This is the case precisely because when it goes bad people die in ways that attract a lot of attention.
You can't enforce those same policies on most consumer software because people consume it the same way they do food. You can have Michelin starred restaurants with the best practices but most people can't afford to eat there so instead they will buy hot dogs on the street.
The idea of "high quality hand crafted artisinal software" is closer to luxury products than it is to the engineering of planes, trains and bridges.