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08-24-2012, 01:34 AM
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An anonymous reader writes "A Cambridge academic is arguing for regulations that allow software users to sue developers when sloppy coding leaves holes for malware infection. European officials have considered introducing such a law but no binding regulations have been passed. Not everyone agrees that it's a good idea &mdash; Microsoft has previously argued against such a move by analogy, claiming a burglary victim wouldn't expect to be able to sue the manufacturer of the door or a window in their home." http://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png (http://twitter.com/home?status=Should+Developers+Be+Sued+For+Security +Holes%3F%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FObhxQY) http://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdevelopers.slashdot.org% 2Fstory%2F12%2F08%2F23%2F2211238%2Fshould-developers-be-sued-for-security-holes%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfaceb ook) http://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png (http://plus.google.com/share?url=http://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/08/23/2211238/should-developers-be-sued-for-security-holes?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=googleplus)

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