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by mmjaa 3293 days ago
It's technological negligence if you set out to protect customers privacy, but your employees decide to steal it anyway, because they can.
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SCHiM 3293 days ago
In the end, this is a problem with _all_ cloud services that do more than just _store_ data. If it does anything with your information at all then it's possible for an insider to look at it.
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zepto 3293 days ago
By that argument, all theft is negligence.
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CaptSpify 3293 days ago
Technically speaking, you are correct, but so what?

It does kind of sound like victim blaming, but if you store a bunch of cash under your mattress, don't be surprised if someone tries to take it.

Likewise, if you store a bunch of customer data, someone will try to come and take it. If you make it accessible to anyone other than the customer, you can't act surprised if someone takes it.

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mmjaa 3293 days ago
Yes, and if this is indeed true, so what?
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zepto 3293 days ago
It means that any system or organization that isn't already perfectly secure is an embodiment of negligence.

Since that is impossible, all companies and all systems are negligence.

A term that applies to everyone means nothing.

Nevertheless you can say it and make businesses you don't like sound bad.

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