@ItsjustJules I didn't deactivate. I plan not to, though my usage does tend to wax and wane. I got on Twitter in 2009 and I'm sure there are many months during that time where I didn't log in once. If it went away, I wouldn't miss it.

@PeaceMob @ItsjustJules My concern would be from a security standpoint. As they cut staff in that area, expect a black hat to copy the Twitter database of users.

Also, for those that think deleting works, I have a git repo that wants to talk to you. 😅

@feloneouscat @ItsjustJules I'm not too worried about it from a security standpoint. I understand the risk (I am an infosec pro, actually, so this is my area of expertise). I'm sure most of the controls that protect confidentiality of data are technical, i.e. they don't require people do "do" things (applying encryption, for instance), but they may end up light on the threat hunting/response side of the house, and could be slower to respond to potentially malicious events.

@feloneouscat @ItsjustJules Despite how reckless the current owner may seem, I doubt he's going to expose himself to legal jeopardy over the privacy of consumer data. He knows how expensive that could be.

@PeaceMob @ItsjustJules Tesla Autopilot has killed 11 people.

This isn’t even killing people.

You are personally shielded by it being a corporation.

The WORST that could happen to Twitter is it shutters a little earlier.

@feloneouscat @PeaceMob @ItsjustJules 11 people killed while autopilot was on is quite different than autopilot killing 11 people.
Autopilot saves lives all the time, you just can't document the accident prevented as easily, but the overall numbers back that up.

@TomHarriss @PeaceMob @ItsjustJules The point was exposure to legal jeopardy — Tesla should never had untested software on the road. I never signed an agreement to participate.

Sadly, Tesla will never be held responsible.

@feloneouscat @PeaceMob @ItsjustJules Sorry that point of view is just insupportable.
The is still driven by a licensed driver who is legally and directly responsible. The software is tested extensively.

@TomHarriss @feloneouscat @ItsjustJules it has always been, and I suppose always will be true that it will be difficult to hold to account a company that produces a very deadly product that depends mainly on the consumer to use the product in a non-deadly way. In that regard, software is no different than any other "design" that becomes a part of a product. Humans write them, and humans make mistakes.

@PeaceMob @feloneouscat @ItsjustJules to be fair, if you swallow an egg whole and choke, is that the chicken's fault for producing a deadly product?
I don't disagree that companies often cut ethical and saftey (and environmental) corners and consumers suffer and I believe we need strong regulatory and oversight from goverment to combat that.
I just don't see that as being the core issue with Tesla autopilot, since the numbers clearly show it is reducing accidents and saving lives.

@TomHarriss @feloneouscat @ItsjustJules I think I'm tracking your assessment on the driverless car just fine, and I agree with you. There is an obvious minimum duty of care that has to go into the development of a product or the product will simply fail, and that isn't in the company's interest. How MUCH care they take... that's a vast gray area that the our oligarchs are happy to operate in.