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The idea that you should be able to publish information and then control how people use it is indeed popular, but claiming that failing to embrace this idea is inherently unethical…

The way this story is written, and the quotes they’ve pulled from people, makes it sound like tap to pay is this magical radio-wave daemon creeping around stealing your money.

It’s also a totally borked analogy. In software the spec is usually the carpentry equivalent of “build a house. Must have door”. Building a house takes engineering (e.g. structural…