> There will be consequences, no? Billion dollar lawsuits that cause real and severe damage?
Those lawsuits will be directed at the corporation - which well insulates those who dictate corporate action.
The author seemingly wants to extract the coders from the company structure and have them bear the full weight of the consequences, instead. This would insulate not only the decision makers but the corporation as well.
If there was a gauge like this Evil <---> Ethical, the author's suggestion would land well to the left.
Those lawsuits will be directed at the corporation - which well insulates those who dictate corporate action.
The author seemingly wants to extract the coders from the company structure and have them bear the full weight of the consequences, instead. This would insulate not only the decision makers but the corporation as well.
If there was a gauge like this Evil <---> Ethical, the author's suggestion would land well to the left.