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For a government job. Lying to the government is already a criminal offense in many countries.

• mattkrause 7y ago
  This also goes way beyond rounding up a 13 month side project to "years of experience."
• dsfyu404ed 7y ago
  Private companies stop associating with you and/or sue when they feel wronged, that's the hammer they have to swing. The government's hammer is accusing you of a crime and sticking you in jail (and maybe letting you back out if a jury doesn't agree) and people who wrong them are nails. I think that distinction is probably more relevant here than whether the specific lies in question constitute a crime. It explains why this person is getting jailed whereas people that do this and get caught in private industry get excommunicated from said industry and/or sued.
• crispyambulance 7y ago
  It's OK, it's just a CIO position. Their job is to be the suit that gets fired spectacularly when there's a colossal data breach, right?
  • markstos 7y ago
    No, they are supposed to provide actual leadership and expertise to lead an effort to protect the data.
    • topspin 7y ago
      In theory. In reality 'they' nearly always lack to the power and budget to actually accomplish anything, so they do in fact devolve into being the fall guy when something gets compromised.
• topspin 7y ago
  > For a government job Yes, and there are a lot of government employees in many countries.