I don't think the fear is necessarily purposeful, malicious intent. I think it's more about accidentally storing something you didn't mean to or accidentally leaking something, with all of the best intents.
The OP seams sincere and honest, but leaks happen on projects with multi-million dollar security teams/budgets.
The OP seams sincere and honest, but leaks happen on projects with multi-million dollar security teams/budgets.