I disagree. If you are told what software to use and you are given specific instructions in writing as to the procedure then you are not on the hook for if the software performs from a legal compliance point of view.
If it is a bank and they say that all you needed to do was del *.* and toss in the goodwill donation bin then you do as you are told. The exception would be if you were somehow a legal compliance expert and data security was part of your contract. As for software licensing again, if you get specific instructions then who are you to challenge what license agreement may or may not be in place from the company who hires you to performa a specific tasks. Note that this is 100% different than if you are told to securely wipe xx drives to meet yy standards for zz compliance reasons and you must also backup preserve some portion of user data. The rest of this is us having a good time at your expense. The way you outline things you are not really a contractor anyway. You cannot get that tight of procedures and be “independent” but that is a totally separate issue. If you don’t like the job quitting is also an option. > ####### > It's up to you to discover the license, read it, and decide for > yourself what it means, and if you have problems with it, then report > it to the responsible parties for a decision.
