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The solution is obvious: all software development needs to be classified as a utility and regulated under Title II.


It's a systemic problem. One option is to decriminalize cracking, and then to associate a fine with creating vulnerabilities. It's straightforward to find the original author of some code. $500 maximum fine, or something on that level.

Changing the system (obviously) has a bunch of other obvious (and a bunch of unforeseeable) consequences. However, code would get a whole lot tighter.




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