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Re:Facebook says a bug caused its iPhone app’s inadvertent c... by goatinaboat on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @06:05AM (#21522849)
In a building he owns, on a network he owns, defended by an army of network engineers he employs?

No, he’s not protecting himself from any external threat.

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Re:Facebook says a bug caused its iPhone app’s inadvertent c... by vonmoltke on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @08:05AM (#21523550)
This is common practice among US government employees as well. The fact that Zuck does it as well doesn't say anything about Facebook's practices WRT their users.
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Re:Facebook says a bug caused its iPhone app’s inadvertent c... by goatinaboat on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @12:27PM (#21526763)
This is common practice among US government employees as well

Sure, but they are protecting themselves from the Russian hackers that are in all the US government networks. Zuck is protecting himself from Facebook itself.

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Re:Facebook says a bug caused its iPhone app’s inadvertent c... by icebraining on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @06:49AM (#21523066)
Couldn't he just tell that army to add an exception for his account?
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Re:Facebook says a bug caused its iPhone app’s inadvertent c... by dewey on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @01:14PM (#21527387)
What about taking the laptop outside of the office? Doesn’t seem like a crazy thing to do.
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Re:Facebook says a bug caused its iPhone app’s inadvertent c... by mic47 on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @06:15AM (#21522903)
Ever heard about 0days?
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