Let's look at how well MySQL and MariaDB support privileges (part of "access control" in standard terms), compared to other DBMSs, and consequences thereof.
Count the Privileges
I go to the DBMS manuals (here and starting here and here) and I count the privileges. This is like judging a town by the number of traffic lights it claims to have, but I'm trying to get an indicator for how granular the DBMS's "authorization" is.
Number of privileges listed in the manuals MySQL/MariaDB Oracle 12c DB2 9.7 SQL Server 2014 31 240 52 124
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