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Comment by justinclift

5 hours ago

> Our logs confirm

You retain all logs back through to (at least) March 2023?

You don't?

For some stuff, I've got logs going back to 1993...

  • Many companies only keep logs as long as they're legally required to. It can't be discoverable if it doesn't exist ...

    • > It can't be discoverable if it doesn't exist ...

      This cuts both ways. I've seen plenty of litigation go south because one side had evidence and the other side had nothing because they deleted/shredded/lost the proof.

    • > It can't be discoverable if it doesn't exist ...

      That's great, and for some things the court can ask you "Well *why* haven't you got it?" and then you're fucked. Now you're explaining in front of a parliamentary committee why you destroyed what would turn out to be evidence.