On 1/3/2009 6:51 PM, Ian G wrote: > It was written: >> But aren't auditors the eye of the public performing and recording those >> operations? > > > That's one theory. Here is another: Who is the client of the auditor? > The auditor has a duty to the client that (arguably) outweighs the > duty to anyone else. > > You might not agree to the above characterisation. But, try this test: > can you draw a line from the auditor to the public? >
The line from auditor to the public has been drawn in the courts, where lawsuits against auditors by investors injured by corporate fraud have been successful. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Go to Mozdev at <http://www.mozdev.org/> for quick access to extensions for Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and other Mozilla-related applications. You can access Mozdev much more quickly than you can Mozilla Add-Ons. _______________________________________________ dev-tech-crypto mailing list dev-tech-crypto@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto
