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Punishing Security Breaches
Schneier has a story on his blog this morning about
punishing security breaches. This one is in response to the tale of Gray Powell, the Apple engineer who left an important bit of technology in a bar recently. You might have heard of it. You also might have been on either the breacher or the corporate side. I'd hate to be in either position myself.
No I have not! What is this "Apple" you speak of?
And since it's over $950, it's a felony.
$950? That's nothing. Was there any song in the IPhone?
There's only one way to take care of someone who leaks mission critical information.
First you fire them. No sense in keeping them around if they are going to fuck up like that.
Next you sue them for major damages. Make an example out of them.
Since a corporation has no way to punish someone with actual jail time, the next best thing is to make sure people think twice before making big mistakes again.
There's only one way to take care of a company that is so antithetical to mankind's interests.
First, the rest of us, who have a sense of real (human) justice, get together and burn down the headquarters of your vicious little company. No sense keeping a company around that is going to fuck real people for simply being human. Make an example out of it (and its shareholders).
Since humans have no way to prevent a company running amok in our rampent corpratist state and trampling every vestige of fairness or equity, the next best thing is to make sure companies thing twice before making big mistakes again.
Yes there was! Over 9000!
And according to the RIAA, 9000 songs at 0.99$ each equals 5 billions in damages and 3000 years of prison!
All too often (in the US) people get off free because the offense is blamed on the Corporation® and not the individual acting on behalf of the corporation.
Just for reference, this:
Kaffee: Did you order the Code Red?
Col. Jessep: I did the job I...
Kaffee: *Did you order the Code Red?*
Col. Jessep: *You're Goddamned right I did!*
doesn't work in real life.
I refer you to the landmark case of Keepers v. Weepers.
Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history.
But the multitouch screen understands pinching! That would be a waste!