Nearly a Thousand People Were Convicted of Stealing. It Was a Computer Glitch

by acdangeron 1/11/2024, 3:33 PMwith 3 comments

by Bostonianon 1/11/2024, 3:42 PM

Duplicate of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38940919

by robthebrewon 1/11/2024, 3:51 PM

It was not a glitch: it was faulty software. The same company (Fujitsu) were supposed to supply an integrated patient data system in the UK, but spectacularly effed up, and the system was cancelled. Fujitsu then successfully got compensation when it was cancelled.