--- title: Won't somebody please think of the children!? - Niall... description: This talk was recorded at NDC Security in Oslo, Norway. #ndcsecurity #ndcconferences #security #developer #softwaredeveloper Attend the next NDC... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/won-t-somebody-please-think-of-the-children---niall-merrigan---ndc-security-2026-axuzj2kt8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Won't somebody please think of the children!? - Niall Merrigan - NDC Security 2026 | daily.dev og:description: This talk was recorded at NDC Security in Oslo, Norway. #ndcsecurity #ndcconferences #security #developer #softwaredeveloper Attend the next NDC... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/won-t-somebody-please-think-of-the-children---niall-merrigan---ndc-security-2026-axuzj2kt8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aXUZj2kt8.png og:image:alt: Won't somebody please think of the children!? - Niall Merrigan - NDC Security 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Won't somebody please think of the children!? - Niall Merrigan - NDC Security 2026 **[NDC Conferences](https://daily.dev/sources/ndc)** · 61 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This talk was recorded at NDC Security in Oslo, Norway. #ndcsecurity #ndcconferences #security #developer #softwaredeveloper Attend the next NDC conference near you: https://ndcconferences.com https://ndc-security.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel and learn every day: @NDC Follow our Social Media! https://www.facebook.com/ndcconferences https://twitter.com/NDC_Conferences https://www.instagram.com/ndc_conferences #privacy #security I have kids and they are online. 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