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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin
I'd feel like a bunch of morons let classified or proprietary information get out. There are many companies that are able to keep secret information under wraps. You can hardly expect to provide that information to tens of thousands of people and not expect it to get out.
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Unfortunately it has to be that way. The problem is GM doesn't apply security clearances to everyone that they distribute their information to. How many 10's of thousands of people in the federal government have access to our national security secrets? If you can't use that classified information then what good is it. That means distributing it to those that need it.
As someone who has held a Security clearance since 93. I see this issue in black and white. I've seen people go to federal prison for using an unclassified copy machine to copy classified documents.
Admittedly, my example is a national security matter, not the same as GM. But, if you are willing to receive that information, then you accept the liability of protecting it. regardless of who provides it to you.
That's how I see it.