jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoJudge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chatsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkJudge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chatsarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 months agoActively destroying evidence should mean automatic inferral of the worst.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down5·4 months agoUntil you get arrested for using encryption
minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoUsing encryption has essentially nothing in common with deleting records while under investigation.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down4·4 months agoIf they deleted records that’s different. What it sounds like is that they just turned off logging when discussing sensitive topics. That isn’t a great practice in this case but at the same time that shouldn’t automatically make them guilty.
Actively destroying evidence should mean automatic inferral of the worst.
Until you get arrested for using encryption
Using encryption has essentially nothing in common with deleting records while under investigation.
If they deleted records that’s different. What it sounds like is that they just turned off logging when discussing sensitive topics. That isn’t a great practice in this case but at the same time that shouldn’t automatically make them guilty.