[hluska]

There’s something odd about this story. Not naming companies is weird - this happened before GDPR which means it happened a minimum of nine years ago. There were no lawyers involved at any point, not even before signing amendments with a company known for punishing vendors on their way out. Nobody even seemed to mind that this shady company with such a bad reputation was reading client emails. There was no attempt to warn anybody or to even solve the problem.

I don’t believe that this ever happened. I don’t know why someone would make up a story like this but this one is very odd.

[draga79]

Of course, you're free to think that. Sometimes dynamics aren't very linear and people are more inclined to avoid problems rather than create more. The concern about this company was obviously well-founded and valid, and the people involved didn't like it. Some of the choices they made were undoubtedly questionable, and I admit I was disappointed. Of course, I couldn't tell the whole story or all the details, but in the end, the company didn't get away with it completely. This event gained some traction through word-of-mouth among colleagues, and their user base plummeted in a short time.