• Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk
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    15 days ago

    I don’t know how to be clearer, that’s not your computer at that point. I would absolutely require my employer to provide their own device to implement this security solution.

    We’ve been trained to see computing as a nonpolitical thing, but computation in “the information age” is every bit as political as iron was in the iron age, or, I dunno, sails in the age of sail. Stupid examples, I should be asleep right now. The point is that we should view news about all technology through a political lens.

    I can’t do smart examples at half past three, so here’s this. If you were a medieval serf and the king had assumed direct mind control over your horse, you would have no difficulty seeing how that was an offense against the social contract and a clear signal that the divine right of kings was flawed. “My horse has been mind-controlled by the court sorcerer, now he won’t breed with the family mare… and yesterday I swear I saw him whispering to a guard!”

    You’d just about tolerate that weird shit from a horse the king gifted you, but not your own. But this isn’t the age of horse. Good night!

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      15 days ago

      I’m remain very confused about the point you’re trying to make ?

      Are you trying to say that if I don’t personally own the laptop that I use for work, then I have no right to complain about its shortcomings ?