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In Poland there was a case few years back of a company (I have no idea if that means a one person company or a bigger one) owner finding out by putting a name o

by FRex 9y ago

In Poland there was a case few years back of a company (I have no idea if that means a one person company or a bigger one) owner finding out by putting a name of his client into google that it indexed documents containing private information of over a 1000 of companies that are clients of PKO BP and reported it to the bank. At first the bank security department said no one will find it so it's safe and later when he pressed the issue as a dangerous leak they reported him to the police for "hacking and extortion". All the computers from his company got confiscated for investigation so he had to buy new computers and software to continue running his company. In the end he was found not guilty by the police investigation of his computers so the prosecution dropped the case (it didn't even go to court) and all his stuff returned after 6 months. Source in Polish (sorry, there is no English source): https://niebezpiecznik.pl/post/glebokie-ukrycie-danych-w-pko-bp/ https://niebezpiecznik.pl/post/glebokie-ukrycie-danych-w-pko... http://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/haker-mimo-woli,132992.html http://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/haker-mimo-woli,132... Bank spokesperson later explained that the files were "deeply hidden" ("głębokie ukrycie", he said it's an IT term, it's not) and only one person found them in 4 years of their existence there so it's not a big deal. And in general misusing, testing, etc. a website is illegal without owners permission, there is now a small exception for acting in good faith but it's narrow, a bit strangely worded and it doesn't prevent stuff like above.

kpil 9y ago
Ah, yes. Actually Poland is the other bad child in EU... The European commission is currently threatening to remove Poland's voting rights due to the changes to the juridical system, but it will not happen as Hungary will veto. I think they are on their own cultural axis somehow.
- reallydattrue 9y ago
  Poland, bad child of the EU? Oh, I know what you are getting at. No, they are actually the last sanest in the western hemisphere. A country should do what it's best for itself and not have some supposed authority tell it what to do!
- lawless123 9y ago
  Poland is drifting towards Russia.
  - Asooka 9y ago
    To clarify: they're drifting towards a political system reminiscent of Russia today, but they would never ally with Russia. The Soviet regime is still fresh in the zeitgeist's memory.
    - feborges 9y ago
      Unfortunately they just need a "bigger evil" to forget it and move into their arms.
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  - codys 9y ago
    > Poland is very much its own cultural axis since last election Election results are largely a reaction to existing "cultural" state. I don't think it's accurate to consider them to be changing it (think "effect does not imply cause").
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      - qb45 9y ago
        > The thing is that PiS, Kukiz and TVP have normalized and brought into daily life in Poland extremely aggressive language and rhetoric. Same thing as with Trump. It's because literally nothing else works today against self-righteous leftists. You said in another comment that majority of Poles would rather leave EU than deal with the Islamic mess. AFAIK the most credible opposition to the current government is still PO, who were the ruling party before and literally in the last days of their term they signed an extremely unpopular obligation to accept forced resettlement of German Muslims, which the current government had to backpedal from, damaging the country's international credibility. The Polish government doesn't really have to do anything to stay in power indefinitely now. Until something changes on the political scene and a credible opposition arrives which isn't a puppet of Brussels, it's enough that they shake their fist at Merkel's social policies every now and then and they are literally guaranteed to win every election forever.
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by FRex 9y ago

kpil 9y ago

Ah, yes. Actually Poland is the other bad child in EU... The European commission is currently threatening to remove Poland's voting rights due to the changes to the juridical system, but it will not happen as Hungary will veto. I think they are on their own cultural axis somehow.

reallydattrue 9y ago
Poland, bad child of the EU? Oh, I know what you are getting at. No, they are actually the last sanest in the western hemisphere. A country should do what it's best for itself and not have some supposed authority tell it what to do!
lawless123 9y ago
Poland is drifting towards Russia.
- Asooka 9y ago
  To clarify: they're drifting towards a political system reminiscent of Russia today, but they would never ally with Russia. The Soviet regime is still fresh in the zeitgeist's memory.
  - feborges 9y ago
    Unfortunately they just need a "bigger evil" to forget it and move into their arms.
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- codys 9y ago
  > Poland is very much its own cultural axis since last election Election results are largely a reaction to existing "cultural" state. I don't think it's accurate to consider them to be changing it (think "effect does not imply cause").
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    - qb45 9y ago
      > The thing is that PiS, Kukiz and TVP have normalized and brought into daily life in Poland extremely aggressive language and rhetoric. Same thing as with Trump. It's because literally nothing else works today against self-righteous leftists. You said in another comment that majority of Poles would rather leave EU than deal with the Islamic mess. AFAIK the most credible opposition to the current government is still PO, who were the ruling party before and literally in the last days of their term they signed an extremely unpopular obligation to accept forced resettlement of German Muslims, which the current government had to backpedal from, damaging the country's international credibility. The Polish government doesn't really have to do anything to stay in power indefinitely now. Until something changes on the political scene and a credible opposition arrives which isn't a puppet of Brussels, it's enough that they shake their fist at Merkel's social policies every now and then and they are literally guaranteed to win every election forever.
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