Comments on: Wanted: Universal Key to Open Our Front Door http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/09/23/wanted-universal-key-to-open-our-front-door-fail/ Upgrading the software development process one reader at a time. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joe Grossberg http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/09/23/wanted-universal-key-to-open-our-front-door-fail/#comment-373 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:07:42 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=1324#comment-373 This is exactly why, despite working in and around Washington, DC for over a decade, I avoid government contracts like the plague.

If you speak with someone who’s experienced the “Catch-22″ style lunacy of such “security” first-hand, I’m sure you would hear even more ridiculous stories.

We had one non-government client that had me deliver an unencrypted CD by hand (fortunately a short walk from my apartment), because he didn’t trust that email was secure enough. What was the top-secret cannot-be-compromised data on that CD? Resumes.

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