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I fucking hate the "It's because of security" excuse companies default to so god damn much. Really burns my hide. 99% of the time it isn't. It's just an excu

I fucking hate the "It's because of security" excuse companies default to so god damn much. Really burns my hide. 99% of the time it isn't. It's just an excuse to cover lazy or poor product management and engineering. I'll at least give this company credit for giving an example, but like usual, the response is flimsy. There's almost always much better ways to handle situations these companies claim they're covering. I recently discovered I couldn't change my email address at Target.com. When I asked the rep why, they responded "It's because of security." I told them, "I know you have nothing to do with the policy, but please let your managers know there's better ways to handle this. One thing you guys can do is never again hire an MFA as a CISO in the future."

dsfyu404ed 4y ago
>I fucking hate the "It's because of security" excuse companies default to so god damn much. Really burns my hide. 99% of the time it isn't. It's just an excuse to cover lazy or poor product management and engineering. See also liability/safety and in a more limited set of contexts, national security and children. The people who really make me want to break out ye olden guillotine are the ones who'll spot the BS in one context but who's knee-jerk reaction is to take it right down the throat or even defend the BS without even a hint of critical thought in another. Have some self-awareness people.
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