Should Developers Be Sued For Security Holes?

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 — 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."

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[MrEricSir]

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.

Interesting choice of words there!

Re:Short answer: No

[lightknight]

Yes, and I am sure the managers will be the ones to pay the price.

Re:Nah

[marcello_dl]

I dunno, as an indie dev you can change the warranty in the license of your software, stating that
"This software will occasionally test your hardware by deadlocking it, perform random functions regardless the user inputs, and make hardware resources available to the cloud, specifically to the latest botnet makers."

So it always performs as planned :)