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An unpatched computer on the internet is basically like leaving a loaded gun visible on the ledge of your first-floor opened window.

Aiding and abetting might come to mind, if someone gets hurt by that gun.

Welcome to the 21st century.

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Who decides whether a computer is "unpatched"? What patches are needed? To all running software? To system software? What is system software?

What about patches that bring new features that introduce new vulnerabilities? Can I claim I didn't want the update because I was concerned about the new AI thingy introducing EVEN more security issues and turning my reasonably secure, mostly patched, computer into your "loaded gun"?

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