The Heartbleed-bug of the software OpenSSL was a security-nightmare for IT around the world. We already know the bug was caused by a patch from a german programmer named Robin Seggelmann. While he surely didn't intend it and is probably very sorry about the problem (and frankly - most programmers would have made the same error), I ask myself if he is in danger of legal repercussions. So, can anything happen to him legally (or any other programmer who makes similar errors in public software)?
Can Heartbleed have legal implications?
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