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Q. Provide at least five additional examples of how the law of unintended consequences applies to computer software?
Encyclopedia Definition:
“The Law of unintended consequences holds that almost all human actions have at least one unintended consequence Unintended
Consequences are a common phenomenon, due to the complexity of the
World and human over-confidence.”

Examples:
"Prohibition", intended to suppress the alcohol trade, drove many
Small-time alcohol suppliers out of business, consolidating the hold
Of large-scale organized crime over the illegal alcohol industry.” “The "War on Drugs", intended to suppress the illegal drug trade, has
Driven many small-time drugs dealers out of business, consolidating
The hold of large-scale organized crime over the illegal drugs
Industry.”

“The introduction of rabbits into Australia for sport led to an
Explosive growth in population, and led to rabbits becoming a major
Pest in Australia.”

“Blowback describes the phenomenon of supporting a foreign regime or
Terrorist entity, on the principle that your enemy's enemy is your
Friend, only to have it attack you, often with the weapons and
Resources you gave it.”
Dom Nozzi gives examples of the Law of Unintended Consequences in
Public Safety.

Public Safety Effort:
“Liability management (ensuring that your organization is not doing
Things that increase the chances of lawsuits), which is justified to
Guard against costly lawsuits.”

Unintended Consequences:
“Often, we decide not to build public facilities, such as skateboard
Parks or imaginative youth play equipment (or plant trees on school
Grounds?), even when they are affordable and popular (as these
Facilities are) because of the threat of someone getting hurt and
Suing the responsible agency.”

Public Safety Effort:
"High-tech," catastrophic medical care, which is justified to
Heroically save or extend lives.”

Unintended Consequences:
“Such care is extremely