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What type of software will you refuse to develop for ethical reasons?

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Re: What type of software will you refuse to develop for ethical reasons?

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I refuse to work with companies who store sensitive data (financial, medical, etc.) and fail to take it deadly seriously. If the company won't hire a third-party security firm to audit and provide guidance, I won't work for that company.

Do you have a recommendation for a 3rd party audit or certification company that is inexpensive?

Re: What type of software will you refuse to develop for ethical reasons?

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I refuse to work with companies who store sensitive data (financial, medical, etc.) and fail to take it deadly seriously. If the company won't hire a third-party security firm to audit and provide guidance, I won't work for that company.

Do you have a recommendation for a 3rd party audit or certification company that is inexpensive?

None of them are truly inexpensive. It's difficult, complicated work, and it's often time-intensive, too. There's a reason many companies, including large ones, aren't as careful/ethical about this as they should be.

Hiring a security expert as a consultant is a good start. There are many larger security firms that can provide audits, but an initial consultant will help you pick the low-hanging fruit and may even be able to contribute to your code.

Re: What type of software will you refuse to develop for ethical reasons?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just felt sorry for the cows

In theory if cows produce more meat, less cows will be killed. (we can talk how immoral is kill a cow for feed ourself, but this is off-topic and everyone has different opinions)

Devils advocate play here - when NYC via Robert Moses built more highways and tunnels to ease congestion, more cars got on the road and soon the problem was recreated
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