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> If you leave your door unlocked and somebody robs your house, we charge that person with robbery and put them in jail.

Certainly! And rightly so. If they wanted to be a good neighbor, they could politely point out that you did something stupid without actually going inside your house.

> We might shake our head at your naivete, but you won't get in trouble for having lax security.

A business is a bit different though. I don't know the relevant laws, but some businesses have a duty to protect their customers' data - a moral one, if nothing else.



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