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i get that use of the passive voice makes things more PR friendly, but the cynic in me feels that these should really be in the active voice: - Intruders breac
by maximente 7y ago
i get that use of the passive voice makes things more PR friendly, but the cynic in me feels that these should really be in the active voice:
- Intruders breached OnePlus systems
- On X date, unauthorized intruders accessed data in our systems
etc.
- frenchyatwork 7y agoI'm not sure I agree. The purpose of the passive voice is to promote or bring into focus the object or "patient" argument. In this case, the topic is really OnePlus' systems the fact that its security was compromized. The identity and nature intruders is not the focus and is probably not even known, so the passive voice makes sense.