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Re:Spyware Company Leaves ‘Terabytes’ of Selfies, Messages, ... by teachrdan on Thursday August 23, 2018 @01:03PM (#17828842)
> “Spyfone appears to be a magical combination of shady, irresponsible, and incompetent,” Eva Galperin, the director of cybersecurity at digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, told Motherboard.

Leave it to EFF to have the pithiest quote in the article. Is it possible that companies that are shady are more likely to be irresponsible in their security practices, because they're focused on immediate profit?

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Re:Spyware Company Leaves ‘Terabytes’ of Selfies, Messages, ... by Sharlin on Thursday August 23, 2018 @03:40PM (#17830069)
Is it more likely that drug dealers that are shady are more likely to be irresponsible in their safety practices because they’re focused on immediate profit?
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Re:Spyware Company Leaves ‘Terabytes’ of Selfies, Messages, ... by drewmol on Thursday August 23, 2018 @11:48PM (#17832640)
More likely than (drug dealer who are not shady)? Most likely yes.
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Re:Spyware Company Leaves ‘Terabytes’ of Selfies, Messages, ... by Sharlin on Friday August 24, 2018 @05:10AM (#17833726)
That was the point. "Shady" and "irresponsible" pretty much go hand in hand.
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Re:Spyware Company Leaves ‘Terabytes’ of Selfies, Messages, ... by dummyfunnytoo on Saturday August 25, 2018 @05:26AM (#17840215)
Not necessarily. I'd expect the leader of an organized crime group to be very responsible but shady as hell.
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