Comment by leokennis

I work for a large bank as OPS engineer. The idea that I could even read a production database without password approval from someone else is too crazy to consider. Updating or deleting takes a small committee and a sizeable "paper trail" to approve.

Sometimes when I read stories like these, I think it's no wonder a company like WhatsApp can have a billion customers with less than 100 employees. And then I make some backups to get that cozy safe feeling again.