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by zepto 3300 days ago
By that argument, all theft is negligence.
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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.

Yes, and if this is indeed true, so what?
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.