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T-Mobile sued after employee stole nude images from customer phone during trade-in::T-Mobile has been sued again for failing to protect consumer data after an employee at one of its Washington stores stole nude images off of a customer's phone.

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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"I'm not victim blaming"

Proceeds to keep victim blaming

Regardless of the fact that people just forget things sometimes, expecting people that just want a phone to know how to do a factory reset simply isn't reasonable.

You and I wouldn't trade it in without wiping it, probably, but we're mega nerds on the Fediverse. These things seem obvious to us but they simply aren't that important, or common knowledge, to normal people.

There is, and there only ever is, one person at fault when trust is violated. That there are safeguards you can take is a different discussion.

[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 6 points 1 year ago

It's not common knowledge to delete data on a device you're getting rid off? What the fuck are you on about?

[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info -3 points 1 year ago

Again, the employee should be taken to court and punished. But this case, if anything, proves that one should never assume good faith in humans and always take precautions. That's why there are privacy and security measures and good practices available in every aspect of our life.

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