I've seen this sort of statement on technical forums (such as HN) regularly. I makes sense logically and I want to agree with it. But I've also been in organis

I've seen this sort of statement on technical forums (such as HN) regularly. I makes sense logically and I want to agree with it. But I've also been in organisations big enough to have multiple full time in-house counsel, and more often than not the desire to run software like this comes from those legal people. I don't know who is in the right but I do know that people who study law and not tech seem more likely to have argued this is a good thing for an organisation.