On: “They introduce kernel bugs on purpose”

[smnrchrds]

According to duncaen, the researchers had gotten the green light from the ethics board before conducting the experiment.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26888978

[formerly_proven → smnrchrds]

IRB makes a decision based on the study protocol/design, so if you intentionally mislead / make wrong statements there, IRB approval doesn't really mean anything.

[ajarmst → formerly_proven]

It means they either lied to the IRB or the IRB is absolutely incompetent. Possibly actionably so. I've sat on an IRB. This experiment would have been punted on initial review. It wouldn't even have made the agenda for discussion and vote.

[rurban → smnrchrds]

Because they lied to them. They promised not to do any actual harm. But they did