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Criminal Justice and Crime @lemmy.world jeffw @lemmy.world 4mo ago

Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination

arstechnica.com Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination

Software developer plans to appeal after admitting to planting malicious code.

Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination

Technology @lemmy.world WetBeardHairs @lemmy.world 4mo ago

Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination

arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2025/03/fired-coder-faces-10-years-for-revenge-kill-switch-he-named-after-himself/

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Don’t do this, don’t let your ego fool you into thinking that you can accomplish anything positive with a kill switch. Its always traceable back to you.