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Successfully sweeping it under the carpet means you don't get sued for the mistakes you made. Legal isn't there to make sure the company complies with the laws
by tgsovlerkhgsel 6y ago
Successfully sweeping it under the carpet means you don't get sued for the mistakes you made.
Legal isn't there to make sure the company complies with the laws. Legal is there to advise on and minimize legal risk.
- cheph 6y ago> Legal isn't there to make sure the company complies with the laws. Legal is there to advise on and minimize legal risk. Breaking laws is one sure way to increase legal liability.
- hedora 6y agoOnly if you get caught.
- mywittyname 6y agoAnd be successfully prosecuted. I'm sure someone in legal knows someone at the AG's office who might be "considering the private sector" in the near future.
- rStar 6y agobut if you get away with it 90% of the time....
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y agoYes, but if you've broken one law already, breaking another one by sweeping it under the carpet may sound very attractive.
- cheph 6y agoMaybe, not sure any laws were broken here though, would be interesting to know if there are laws covering it.
- nitrogen 6y agoLegal isn't there to make sure the company complies with the laws. Legal is there to advise on and minimize legal risk. "It's not like we're building bridges or something." -- any legal department when faced with engineers' ethical duty to report a hack.