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by nxobject 657 days ago
An even better analogy would be food safety enforcement for large food processors: not wearing a seatbelt makes the author’s proposal seem like it’s about you, when it really is about well-needed criminal penalties for FooCoGotPwned Ops (where FooCoGotPwned isn’t in tech, health, or finance.) Otherwise, like listeria in your liverwurst, it’s only a matter of time until you get hacked.

The only current remedy is a class action lawsuit which will eventually give you a pittance after many years, and it’s pathetic.