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Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it (sneak.berlin)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Edit: Guys I didn't write the headline; the subtitle that I added, I've now fixed tho

Edit: Also, the information about there being no escape is out of date -- here's a quick guide to how to fix the problem in the modern day

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Even at the risk of Microsoft adding more spyware to my machine, reinstalling apps I deliberately uninstalled, reverting privacy settings I set, strongarming me into using their browser, etc? All of which has been reported.

My hardware, my choice.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

If you want to phrase it as a "personal responsibility" thing, then you should frankly be criminally liable if your system is used for a DDOS attack.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Lol.

As long as security updates are bundled with antifeature updates, this amounts to "install candy crush or go to jail!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You think it's funny for your system to take part in an attack potentially costing billions of dollars in damages because you can't be bothered to switch off of Windows because "you don't like what Microsoft installs with their security updates" or "actually install security updates"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm not sure I follow the last "or" clause, but you can bring the criminal liability to Microsoft if you think it should attach for this reason

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like Microsoft is the problem here. Their antics finally got me to switch to Linux with Copilot.

Just curious, are you unvaccinated too?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

No. How about you, are you anti-abortion?