T-Mobile sued after employee stole nude images from customer phone during trade-in::T-Mobile has been sued again for failing to protect consumer data after an employee at one of its Washington stores stole nude images off of a customer’s phone.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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      1 year ago

      As someone that had to delete some photos from his Samsung:

      Nah, these phones are shitshows that save shit everywhere. I had to delete them three times.

      That’s just disregarding the fact that you’re straight up victim blaming. Might as well ask what they were wearing, there is no excuse, just violation.

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        I’m not blaming the victim, the employee did act like an ass. All I’m saying is the victim did not take safety precautions people should take regardless of whether they are trading in their phone or not. If that is victim blaming then I’m victim blaming everyone who has no common sense regarding privacy and mindfull use of electronics.

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          “I’m not victim blaming”

          Proceeds to keep victim blaming

          Regardless of the fact that people just forget things sometimes, expecting people that just want a phone to know how to do a factory reset simply isn’t reasonable.

          You and I wouldn’t trade it in without wiping it, probably, but we’re mega nerds on the Fediverse. These things seem obvious to us but they simply aren’t that important, or common knowledge, to normal people.

          There is, and there only ever is, one person at fault when trust is violated. That there are safeguards you can take is a different discussion.

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            It’s not common knowledge to delete data on a device you’re getting rid off? What the fuck are you on about?

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            1 year ago

            Again, the employee should be taken to court and punished. But this case, if anything, proves that one should never assume good faith in humans and always take precautions. That’s why there are privacy and security measures and good practices available in every aspect of our life.