Dead man's switch
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| A system designed to operate if a human is incapacitated. |
“I've collected files on corruption in governments. For the first time, I'm naming names and specifics. I'll begin with a corrupt CIA agent and two Bahamian officials. Coming today. If I'm arrested or disappear, 31+ terrabytes [sic.] of incriminating data will be released to the press.”
John McAfee (9 June 2019) [1]
The standard usage example is to prevent a machine from causing (further) harm.[2] Converse examples are designed to cause harm in the lack of human intervention, for example by firing off nuclear missiles automatically if a country's leaders are incapacitated.[3]
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| Dead man's switch | “I've collected files on corruption in governments. For the first time, I'm naming names and specifics. I'll begin with a corrupt CIA agent and two Bahamian officials. Coming today. If I'm arrested or disappear, 31+ terrabytes [sic.] of incriminating data will be released to the press.” | John McAfee | 9 June 2019 |
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