Common sense to check for valuable info but no common sense in deleting it? Dumping to the 'Net isn't what I'd label as 'common sense', unless common sense implies the need to be slapped by a ton'o'lawyers.
Seriously, if Mainsoft(or whoever) sold the PC, they should have at least had the DECENCY to wipe the system clean.
I cannot begin to imagine the stupidity involved if they just didn't consider this option. And if this(not wiping clean the pc) _is_ the case(doubtful), then Mainsoft should definitely be liable for negligence. An employee cannot just simply sell a company's PC(read: asset) without prior approval, then someone in Mainsoft has either stolen the computer, or those [seller, approver, IT admin, etc. plus the buyer] involved are all culpable to negligance. (Esp. the IT admin and approver. I don't know if the seller can claim ignorance of the contents though.)
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I don't quite buy this at all.
Common sense to check for valuable info but
no common sense in deleting it? Dumping to
the 'Net isn't what I'd label as 'common
sense', unless common sense implies
the need to be slapped by a ton'o'lawyers.
Seriously, if Mainsoft(or whoever) sold
the PC, they should have at least had
the DECENCY to wipe the system clean.
I cannot begin to imagine the stupidity
involved if they just didn't consider
this option. And if this(not wiping clean
the pc) _is_ the case(doubtful), then
Mainsoft should definitely be liable for negligence. An employee cannot just
simply sell a company's PC(read: asset)
without prior approval, then someone in
Mainsoft has either stolen the
computer, or those [seller, approver,
IT admin, etc. plus the buyer] involved are
all culpable to negligance. (Esp.
the IT admin and approver. I don't
know if the seller can claim ignorance
of the contents though.)
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