littering on the internet
littering on the internet
Posted Oct 25, 2016 9:36 UTC (Tue) by micka (subscriber, #38720)In reply to: littering on the internet by Garak
Parent article: Security quotes of the week
Not at all. I actually would support regulation, I mean regulation of the devices that are allowed to be sold.
I don't think some rule that say users should fix they misbehaving devices they may not even know they have or how they work would change anything to the problem. That's more magical thinking in my opinion.
But don't grant conformity marking to devices that don't provide some minimal security properties (of course, a certified device in year X would probably not pass certification in year X+1 and yet still exist, but that's the same thing with cars without airbags).
And fine and/or refuse to certify new devices from a company that fails to update their devices or fail to do product returns.
I don't think some rule that say users should fix they misbehaving devices they may not even know they have or how they work would change anything to the problem. That's more magical thinking in my opinion.
But don't grant conformity marking to devices that don't provide some minimal security properties (of course, a certified device in year X would probably not pass certification in year X+1 and yet still exist, but that's the same thing with cars without airbags).
And fine and/or refuse to certify new devices from a company that fails to update their devices or fail to do product returns.
That's how other kinds of devices (cars, electric saws) got less dangerous.