Comment on National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I hate this use of the word “inadvertently”. It’s meant to describe a situation where someone who has caused harm could not have reasonably known that that would be the consequence of his actions. For example, parents who fed their children tainted apple sauce inadvertently poisoned their children. In theory they could have done their own chemical analysis, but it’s not reasonable to personally test all food for lead.
This password was not published “inadvertently”. The company could have and should have avoided doing so. The right word is “carelessly”.