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>That having been said, I think Linode just learnt a really unpleasant lesson and will become an even more secure provider for it. I believe that moving my site
by JshWright 14y ago
>That having been said, I think Linode just learnt a really unpleasant lesson and will become an even more secure provider for it. I believe that moving my sites away from them at this moment would be like selling stocks when they're about to go up.
What concerns me is that the would have been perfectly happy to sweep most of this under the rug if Ryan hadn't forced their hand.
The security lesson is one thing (hacks happen). I'm far more concerned with the lesson in transparency, as that speaks to the character of the company.
- mekoka 14y agoDon't assume that the most transparent company out there isn't choosy about what it's being transparent about. There are plenty of things we never know that don't hurt us. I choose not to concern myself with such things.
- pyre 14y agoThe problem is when you don't know things that could hurt you. "Your credit card was stolen" is something that you need to know. "Your password was compromised" is something that you need to know. "Let's not tell anyone about it, and hope that this information isn't abused" is not a valid course of action for a company that cares about their customers.
- nenolod 14y agoThe problem is that Linode is not anywhere near the "most transparent company out there."
- eridius 14y ago> What concerns me is that the would have been perfectly happy to sweep most of this under the rug if Ryan hadn't forced their hand. That's a rather cynical thing to say. There's no proof that without Ryan's chat log, Linode wouldn't have told us anything.
- JshWright 14y agoI'm a long time Linode customer. I love the service they provide. I hate their lack of transparency. The 'proof' is that the announcement came in very short order after Ryan's comments, and in the past, Linode has _never_ made such announcements (despite serious security breaches)