A security researcher claims Claude Desktop installed spyware on his Mac. We examine the findings.
    • Kindness is Punk@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I understand the thought process, It’s the same one that leads people to say things like why do you care if people spy you already carry around a wiretap everywhere.

      I just disagree with it, I understand things are bad and that software spying on us is ubiquitous but that’s why we need to fight back wherever we can

    • fartsparkles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Honest question; in what way is it spyware and do you have references?

      From everything I’ve ever seen, macOS is more transparent and controllable than Windows or Android.

      I’d still recommend Linux but if I were forced to use a mainstream commercial OS (e.g. for work), I’d pick macOS over anything else except FOSS.

      • asudox@lemmy.asudox.devEnglish
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        3 months ago

        All proprietary software is spyware/malware/etc. If you can’t know if it is safe or not, then you have to assume the worst. Especially if it is your operating system.

        You shouldn’t defend it.

          • fartsparkles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            I’m not a Mac lover, it’s just the term; Spyware is data gathering in secret without the user’s knowledge. Apple seems to have it all documented and controllable vs say Windows where you can’t turn off telemetry gathering, just set it to “Basic/required”.

            More a semantics thing. I assumed you meant there was something you can’t turn off in Apple shit and it’s done secretly (another commenter has highlighted a daemon that’s doing exactly that!).

            I wasn’t part of the downvote brigade either. I don’t get why people downvote stuff that’s more a point of discussion. You didn’t say anything shocking nor blatantly incorrect.