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Flagging stuff because "I don't like this" "it's critical of me or my friend or something I like" should be punished

A lot of whistleblowers can't seem to find work after they blow the whistle

weird

And the fact that three different women brought credible allegations and he avoided extradition on them until time ran out to prosecute him.

He's gross. He's also a journalist and a hacker, not a whistleblower.

I don't really think this is true. I view him unfavorably because he avoided extradition on rape, sexual assault, molestation, and sexual coercion charges until time ran out.

I sympathize with him for cracking the admin password to help Manning get documents anonymously, but it doesn't overshadow that he'll never have a day in court for the women who brought credible criminal allegations against him.

Apple Has Begun Scanning Your Local Image Files Without Consent

You consent when you agree to use their software. The information is encrypted and stays on your device. One of many notices over the years is here: https://www.apple.com/ios/photos/pdf/Photos_Tech_Brief_Sept_...

And, they've been analyzing your local image files for over a decade for numerous OS purposes.

The media erroneously reported this as Apple reversing course.

The article you are quoting (whose author you infer has poor reading comprehension) is from December 2022. CSAM was put on pause in 2021. They have announced as of last month it is no longer being developed.

You criticize Lily's ability to understand Apple's statements, and yet:

At the beginning of September 2021, Apple said it would pause the rollout of the feature to “collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features.” In other words, a launch was still coming. Now the company says that in response to the feedback and guidance it received, the CSAM-detection tool for iCloud photos is dead.

Is this a lack of reading comprehension? Or did you just not read it at all?

Today, Apple scanned my local files and those scanning programs attempted to talk to Apple APIs, even though I don’t use iCloud, Apple Photos, or an Apple ID.

This is your first and only warning: Stock macOS now invades your privacy via the Internet when browing [sic] local files, taking actions that no reasonable person would expect to touch the network, with iCloud and all analytics turned off, no Apple apps launched (this happened in the Finder, via spacebar preview), and no Apple ID input. You have been notified of this new reality. You will receive no further warnings on the topic.

You are inferring (and I'm using the term infer to be very charitable) Apple is sending data to its servers based on the media it analyzes. It's clear that packets are coming in the form of GET requests (406B/s) not outbound requests (6B/s). IIRC that API endpoint is for searching to process your input before actually searching your local machine to get Siri suggestions and what not.

Integrate this data and remember it: macOS now contains network-based spyware even with all Apple services disabled. It cannot be disabled via controls within the OS: you must used third party network filtering software (or external devices) to prevent it.

I'd call their advertising network-based spyware, but this isn't. And you absolutely can disable these features.

I trust you will update the article now.

that shit was crashing our machines a decade ago

This is not new. mediaanalysisd and photoanalysisd have been running on your machine forever doing exactly what it says analyzing media and photos for organizing and creating your fun little montages. mediaanalysisd does things like perform visual searches when you search for a contact. It's the thing that made your macbook BSOD while it was idling or sleeping.

You can unload the plist of both of them to disable them.

This kind of alarmist nonsense makes it hard for people to believe when big companies are actually doing something wrong :[

I'm complaining about Apple because they cost me more than $10,000 in wages by being the only ones who LIE.

Omission would be nice, especially across the board, but that's not what this is. They put me in a position where I had to prove I didn't lie.

If there's a law that employers cannot ask for your previous job title, that's great, but employers shouldn't be allowed to furnish fraudulent data either.

I can assure you many lawyers have told me I do have a case.

I went to the NLRB because the law that was being violated was the NLRA, and I was filing charges on behalf of others, not just me.

If you get your InVerify or Work Number report, and it does not say associate, you would be an anomaly. InVerify told me it's really obnoxious because they have to keep a special process in place for Apple employees to get their actual job titles. The problem, of course, is that The Work Number, does not do this, which is who Sterling is partnered with instead of InVerify.

HireRight will check InVerify AND The Work Number, and if you pull your reports from there (which I have), you can see that for yourself.

Except that it's not standard at all. Apple is the only company that reportedly does this. I have worked in a lot of jobs over my 21 years of working, and every single job has the correct title EXCEPT for Apple. InVerify AND The Work Number both said that Apple is the only company that does this.

How would that be standard?