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stop over engineering (programming.dev)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 15 points 10 months ago (1 child)

I mean, they were an employee who was exploring security vulnerabilities with a non-employee who has a blog. I would have fired them too.

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  • [–] 16 points 10 months ago

    It is indeed a very risky move without a lot to gain for him personally. But I could guess McDonald's would have forced him to ignore it and shut up about it if he disclosed this to the higher ups himself, in which case I would have gladly left myself instead.

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