Firebase or Serverless Systems

[d.healey]

@dustbro You're going to host your ecommerce website on your own server?

[Dan Korneff]

@d-healey yup

[Dan Korneff]

against my better judgement... and warnings from professionals I respect :face_with_tongue:

[d.healey]

@dustbro Do you need any kind of insurance against data breaches since you'll be storing customer data?

[Dan Korneff]

@d-healey yup. You'll need Cyber Liability coverage. It's surprisingly affordable. Since woocommerce uses paywalls to collect and process payments, it becomes their responsibility (paypal, stripe, etc) to protect that data. You're only liable for data your store on your server (names, addresses, etc).

FYI, everyone should be carrying Technology Errors and Omissions insurance as well. If your software causes an unforseen expense to a customer, they could hold you liable.

[Lindon]

@dustbro said in Firebase or Serverless Systems:

@d-healey yup. You'll need Cyber Liability coverage. It's surprisingly affordable. Since woocommerce uses paywalls to collect and process payments, it becomes their responsibility (paypal, stripe, etc) to protect that data. You're only liable for data your store on your server (names, addresses, etc).

FYI, everyone should be carrying Technology Errors and Omissions insurance as well. If your software causes an unforseen expense to a customer, they could hold you liable.

Well that depends upon a couple of things:

1. which country you are in and the local laws
2. What your software license says...

[d.healey]

@Lindon said in Firebase or Serverless Systems:

2. What your software license says...

I don't have a lot of faith in this. I can imagine a litigious customer making a lot of expensive noise about how the license doesn't cover their particular situation.

[Lindon]

@d-healey said in Firebase or Serverless Systems:

@Lindon said in Firebase or Serverless Systems:

2. What your software license says...

I don't have a lot of faith in this. I can imagine a litigious customer making a lot of expensive noise about how the license doesn't cover their particular situation.

Well if it didnt work we would be seeing a LOT of class action suits against Apple and Microsoft, and we dont.

[Dan Korneff]

@Lindon we actually do see a lot of class action suits against these companies. Apple was ordered to pay $500M last year for "planned obsolescence" with their iPhone

[Lindon]

@dustbro not really this tho was it?

Technology Errors and Omissions insurance