On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:41:58 +0200, Eero Ahonen wrote:

>> True, but they can't know for sure.  But IME most technicians at
>> software vendors don't have time to spend digging through core files to
>> see what confidential data is being leaked.  Then again, most of those
>> who do core file analysis where I work are highly trusted professionals
>> as well.
> 
> I was meaning the boss with "don't send it, it may inhold secret
> information" -thoughts.

Well, yes, and I know we see that from time to time - the banking 
industry, for example, or the health care industry.  That's why in 
situations like that, reproducing the problem on a machine that doesn't 
house that data is used instead of the actual machine that's crashing.

Jim

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