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minus-squareRubberDucklinkEnglish48•edit-28 months agoActively destroying evidence should mean automatic inferral of the worst.
minus-square@NeoNachtwaechterlinkEnglish8•edit-28 months agoOnly if you are able to imagine the worst.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish-25•8 months agoUntil you get arrested for using encryption
minus-square@WomblelinkEnglish24•8 months agoUsing encryption has essentially nothing in common with deleting records while under investigation.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish-5•8 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.
Only if you are able to imagine the worst.
Dreadfully true
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.