It's incredible how little understanding the average person has about data, privacy, and security.

Allowing anyone to build and host a public app without a basic understanding of these things is like letting people fly a passenger plane without a license.

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cheschire an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Those are not even remotely equivalent costs.

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heartbreak 28 minutes ago | parent [-]

You’re right, only if the person building the application is using sound judgement, which goes against the premise.

You and I wouldn’t build applications naively that could lead to people dying. People who don’t understand what they’re building might.

People are vibe coding at your hospital. They’re vibe coding at your utility company. They’re vibe coding at your pharma lab. I’ve met these people. They’re smart. They have phds. I tell them about SSL.

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JumpCrisscross 24 minutes ago | parent [-]

Nobody is dying from this leak.

	▲	hdjrudni 15 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I'm sure some people are having their lives turned upside down by these data breaches.

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gjvc 30 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's incredible how little understanding the average person has about plumbing, heating, and electricity.

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TeMPOraL an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Allowing anyone to build and host a public app without a basic understanding of these things is like letting people fly a passenger plane without a license

Is it now? How many hundreds of people have died as a result? How much infrastructure was destroyed?

I get the point you're trying to make, but computer security as a field has already a big problem with maximalist mindset, and it doesn't help in keeping systems of consequence actually secure and people safe from danger.

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vincnetas an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

careful what you wish for. do you want outlaw teenagers of playing with computers until they get government issued web license?

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easterncalculus an hour ago | parent [-]

If that user is European the answer is almost definitely a 100% serious yes.

	▲	mns 42 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		After dryers and AC, the EU is coming for your websites!!!