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I find it shocking that everyone's response seems to completely discount
the security issue, as if it were only a matter of encryption.
The fact of the matter is that Bombardier pays millions to suppliers for
the use of confidential and proprietary design information, for which
the end client pays billions. As a corporation, they *should* concerned
about such information not leaving the building except under controlled
circumstances.
Many agreements include provisions that confidential information be
strictly controlled. Bombardier's clients and suppliers would be
justifiably alarmed if they discovered that their information were going
home with technical writers. Alarmed enough to sue for breach of
contract? Who knows, but is that a chance you would want to take on a
billion-dollar contract just to keep your tech writers happy?
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