• slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    … But it’s not malware like Solar winds became. It was just a botched update.

    I hope they learn from this and implement update stages or groups so you don’t blow away an entire org again.

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      4 months ago

      Any third party remotely deploying kernel-level spyware is malware. We as an industry shouldn’t accept this kind of behavior.

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      4 months ago

      Goes into the kernel
      Gives remote absolute view and control of the machine
      Removes user’s rights
      Is intended to allow the employer class control the employee class

      Sounds like malware to me!

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        4 months ago

        so work elsewhere that doesn’t use it. You have no rights to a device you do not own.

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          4 months ago

          I still have human rights, as well as rights to eg.: privacy. Also it’s not like they put “we use CrowdStrike” in their job offerings you know, so you saying to just “work elsewhere” reads whiny. And petty.

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            4 months ago

            I still have human rights, as well as rights to eg.: privacy

            I agree, but not on a device that is not owned or managed by you. Now, if your employer demanded you install it on your personal PC as a condition of employment then that is a completely separate issue