As a product development consultant, to do no harm is an obvious table stake. We don't talk about it, we assume it as the basis of what we do, what we believe in. We would like to be improving our end users' lives through positive experiences with the things that we have developed. However, sometimes things go seriously awry in the development process. Sony Corporation is now under fire for potentially weakening the defenses of millions of computers with their copyright protection software. Did you open a Sony music CD on your PC? Did a co-worker or your child? Now your computer may be vulnerable to many new viruses. According to this Wired article, it is really easy for anyone to write a virus that can get through your defenses. Sony has agreed to stop using the copyright protection software on its music CDs but is not recalling the Cds that everyone has already purchased or are still on the shelves waiting to be purchased. Beware!
