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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday April 08 2018, @02:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the easier-to-check-that-way dept.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/04/another-day-another-breach-at-what-point-does-storing-passwords-in-plaintext-become-criminally-negligent/

The third largest breach ever just happened in Finland. Passwords were stored in plaintext. At T-Mobile Austria, they explain that of course they store the password in plaintext, but they have so good security so it's nothing to worry about. At what point does this become criminally negligent?


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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:39PM (3 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:39PM (#664016) Journal

    Try to find a ruler that obeys the rules. Not that we should follow the example, but monkey see, monkey do...

    Anyone who complains about the government needs only to look at the voters. Everything else is a waste of time and a distraction, and psychological case of denial.

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
  • (Score: 2) by archfeld on Monday April 09 2018, @02:02AM (2 children)

    by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Monday April 09 2018, @02:02AM (#664130) Journal

    The best form of government would be the benevolent tyrant. A person who is honorable and could be depended on to stand by his or her word. The problem with that is that such a person if not mythical is so rare they might as well be mythical, and that if you even found one, what would the chances of there being 2 in a row ?
    Since we have to live in the very imperfect real world all the forms of government generally suck, and your statement about the voters getting what they deserve hits the nail on the head.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress [wikipedia.org]
    I've always personally identified with the above but reality keeps intruding...

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    For the NSA : Explosives, guns, assassination, conspiracy, primers, detonators, initiators, main charge, nuclear charge
    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @07:32AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @07:32AM (#664275)

      The best form of government would be the benevolent tyrant.

      So, Linus for president?

      • (Score: 2) by archfeld on Monday April 09 2018, @07:07PM

        by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Monday April 09 2018, @07:07PM (#664610) Journal

        I am not so sure. I met him long ago at the 10th annual Linux picnic, and while I respect him for his technical abilities and the work he has done with Linux he is not so benevolent and can be autocratic. I am not sure I can point to anyone I would consider suitable for the job in the recent past. That is part of what makes the system so unreliable. Too bad King Arthur and Superman are fictional. Jesus would probably have been a good candidate.

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        For the NSA : Explosives, guns, assassination, conspiracy, primers, detonators, initiators, main charge, nuclear charge