mrbluze writes
"In the ongoing fallout from the problematic Obamacare website launch, John McAfee gave his perspective on the troubled project as reported in Day On The Day:
'The company used Indian programmers—in India—to code using Java Script. On the user's computer…Just bizarre,' he said.
McAfee also pointed out security flaws in the website, and those flaws are in addition to the scammers who will build fake websites just to get personal information. He said the hacker aspect was only one of the problems in 'an error ridden system.'"
[Ed. Note] Now that individuals will be more or less compelled to sign up, what implications will this have on information security?
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So, as I write this, day one has officially come to an end. I'm still somewhat in shock over it. Last night when I was editing the database to change over hostnames and such, I was thinking, man, it would be great if we got 100 regular users by tomorrow. Turns out I was wrong. By a factor of ten. Holy cow, people. I'm still in a state of disbelief, partially due to the epic turnout, but also because our very modest server hardware hasn't soiled itself from the influx (the numbers are, well, "impressive" is a way to put it). Anyway, I wanted to do a bit of a writeup of where we stand now, what works, and what doesn't. Check it out (and some raw numbers) after the break! Warning, it is a bit lengthy.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by mtrycz on Sunday February 16 2014, @09:12AM
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Gaaark on Sunday February 16 2014, @09:18AM
This Sig for sale... beer IS an acceptable currency (bitBeer?).
(Score: 1) by crutchy on Tuesday February 18 2014, @03:21AM
maybe when users requested support, they had to launch a remote desktop to allow some developer in india to save a copy of the obamacare home page and insert some js hacks so that when the user opened the file it connected to the site to get to the next problem
maybe obamacare server edition is closed source and the company that licensed it to the federal government told obama that his call is important and they will incorporate his suggestion to make the website work soon... till then they resort to working around the problem... one client at a time :-P
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Blackmoore on Sunday February 16 2014, @12:00PM
perhaps i did not submit?
anyway, when is the last time Macaffee looked at code? it is unlikely he even knows what javascript IS.
(Score: 1) by similar_name on Sunday February 16 2014, @04:57PM
I'm not sure what to think when John McAfee says something's 'just bizarre'
Where can I vote for ACs to be Anonymous Cows? It should always be plural
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 16 2014, @03:45PM
In that case, it's most likely the authorities will just continue to look the other way [indiatimes.com].
(Score: 1) by unitron on Sunday February 16 2014, @08:04PM
...to the glorious, all-wonderful, cure for whatever ails you, private sector?
And the result were less than perfect?
Hang on a minute, let me dig around, I'm sure I left my shocked face lying around here somewhere.
something something Slashcott something something Beta something something
(Score: 1) by crutchy on Tuesday February 18 2014, @03:30AM
i think you'll find that all government contractors are extremely efficient... at getting the most out of the governments they rort, but if the government keeps filling up the pig trough, pigs will keep coming to feed from it.
surely you weren't foolish enough to believe that companies that contract to governments (anywhere) actually care about delivering a decent outcome? that would require governments to give a shit about a decent outcome in the first place, or at least know what a decent outcome is.
governments are inept at managing projects of all sorts. at least the private sector has some concept of risk and consumers can vote with their wallets; governments on the other hand are like monopoly corporations that answer to nobody and can't be taken to court.