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When fixing security problems creates legal liability

I discovered our HR system has been logging employee passwords in plain text for two years and fixing it now would create evidence of negligence that could expose the company to lawsuits.

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Fixing a dangerous security mistake would also prove the company was careless and open it up to lawsuits.

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