Why don&#x27;t we start implementing this kind of software in ways that can be formally verified? Sounds crazy hard, but it&#x27;s not that difficult.<p>For example, Airbus fly-by-wire system was proven not to have any runtime errors using abstract interpretation. And it&#x27;s coded in a subset of C. [1]<p>One can formulate other analyses to look for e.g. leaked information.<p>I think 70s tech doesn&#x27;t cut it when dealing with formidable adversaries like NSA.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.astree.ens.fr&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.astree.ens.fr&#x2F;</a>