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"path": "/commentary/2026/04/the-transparency-tax-the-cost-of-not-knowing-whats-in-your-software/",
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"textContent": "You can't afford to keep reinventing the wheel every time there's a new vulnerability. It's time to understand what's in the software and AI we build and buy.",
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