About two weeks ago, the National Academy of Sciences said that we should make software mfg’s responsible for damages caused by hackers and viruses and at the time I completely agreed with them.

I mean why do I have to buy antivirus and firewall software. If all it does is protect me from vulnerabilities in m$ software.

If an intruder or virus takes down my network for a couple of days, shouldn't the software company have some liability?

Or is that like making the people who built your house responsible because someone broke into it?

Should software companies be liable for problems caused when software breaks or when a cracker gets in and causes damage?