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Adafruit Data Breach

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eugene:
There's no question that Adafruit made more than one poor decision. The first and most serious one being that they used real customer data for training purposes.

Me personally, I'm not too worried about the fact that one more bad guy has my phone number and email address. As for the strictly legal issues, meh. There's more to life that's not legislated than is.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: eugene on March 07, 2022, 04:54:19 pm ---There's no question that Adafruit made more than one poor decision. The first and most serious one being that they used real customer data for training purposes.

--- End quote ---

Uh yeah definitely. And the second is storing that on github.

floobydust:
Silence about a data breach- from a company that touts support for trans rights LGBTQ, BLM - movements that are necessarily outspoken, is just gross.
Why they consulted with "our privacy lawyers and legal experts" but said nothing to customers  :palm:

I find Adafruit two-faced, if you suggest/complain/point out design mistakes, website issues, company policies that suck etc. it's usually met with silence or a defensive stance that they can do no wrong. Oh yeah, and just discontinue that dud product that makes us butthurt instead of fixing it with a Rev. 2
It's like they use the Waterfall model to run the place, can't handle any feedback/criticism, even when constructive or 100% warranted.

In electronics you are always getting it wrong.
The best EE's admit their mistakes, eat some humble pie and it's no big deal, learn and move on.
The worst EE's have their ego all in it and blame other things for the problems, they can't own it and spend their energy on containment.

Blocking people on Twitter because we can't take any of our earned butthurt? Silence is a reason authoritarian regimes grow and get out of control, I can't believe the hypocrisy of neo-liberals.

SiliconWizard:
While I knew there was some "politics" behind Adafruit, I've never really cared. What they have done was all in all not bad at all for hobbyists. But I admit their screw-up here probably comes from poor management, and their attitude regarding communication about it is pretty bad.

eti:
I don't shop at hipster "Maker" outlets, always get that cringe feeling which puts me right off, and I want no part of. And the sexual orientation BS is repellant, and puts me off even more. No sale, no way.

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