Risks and Inefficiencies of File Sharing: A Call to End the Practice
By
ColinWright
10mo ago· 4 min readenOpinion
80/100
Golden Brown
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Summary
The article discusses the risks and inefficiencies of sharing files through email, highlighting a data breach incident involving hidden data of over 18,000 people. It questions the continued practice of file sharing and recounts a past argument with a project manager over email collaboration.
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Why are people still sending files to each other? I remember having a stand-up argument a decade ago with a project manager who wanted us to email a completed Word template to him every day.
Another day, another data breach. the spreadsheet, initially shared in 2022, and thought to contain data related to a small number of applicants, had contained hidden data related to more than 18,000 people. ICO statement in response to 2022 MoD data b
