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  • New Jersey Apple Store files to unionize

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    davgreg said:
    Unions are dead in the water in the US.
    About 33% of the public service in the USA is unionized, and 6% of the private sector in the USA is unionized, which works out to 10% on average. That's 14 million people. It used to be 30% of the work force back in 1960. The drop has been steady over the last 50 years but lately the drop has flatlined, so maybe things will turn around.

    Most developed countries have 15% to 30% of the workforce unionized. The highest unionization rate is in Iceland, at 92%.
    nubus

  • Protesters close Chicago Apple Store over Palestinian employee firing

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    How can Apple support a government who murders and tortures people who believe what Tim Cook believes?

    Hamas executes people for being gay, and because hundreds of Palestinians have had to flee to Israel just to pursue being gay. "Sharia courts have also been set up where homosexuals are threatened with the death penalty by stoning, burning and hanging.  These courts also declare persons suspected of homosexuality to be ‘outlaws’, who can be murdered with impunity. It is also reported that the PA police regularly inflicts appalling torture on homosexuals."
    jbdragon

  • Zoom app for Apple TV surfaces in the App Store

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    I just read the App Privacy statement for this app. The app gets access to your photos and emails, and about a dozen other categories of private data. No thanks.

    Everyone should read the long wikipedia article about Zoom's security. I won't quote the whole thing, but the first sentence summarizes it:

    Zoom has been criticized for "security lapses and poor design choices" that have resulted in heightened scrutiny of its software.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_(software)#Reception
    Alex1N

  • Eufy Security Indoor Cam C120 review: Budget-friendly HomeKit Secure Video camera

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    ForumPost said:
    space2001 said:
    Looks like it’s on Black Friday early sale on the Canada Eufy site ca.eufy.com for $50 each (regular $65) and free shipping in Canada.  No worries about brokers fees as these are shipped within Canada. 

     said:
    Wow, It supports HSV and it's only $43? I'll buy one or more and recommend them to my friends if they are half decent. My only concern is that buying products like this from some companies and delivering them to Canada can result in steep "customs brokerage fees". When I buy through the Apple Store, Apple handles all that. At this moment, they aren't available on the Apple Store. They don't appear on Amazon's Canadian website at this time. So I may have to wait a while before I can buy them.

    Well, that's good to hear, but the problem is this line from their product description, "HomeKit available via update. When opening HomeKit, users must add the device in the Eufy Security app and then complete the activation process." In other words, they require that you register with them using their app first, which means they can obtain whatever personal information their app decides to take. I read the App Privacy statement for iOS, and all they seem to be taking from you is your email address and userid. For me, the whole point in choosing HomeKit Secure Video is so that the camera company cannot get information about me. I admit that an email address isn't much information, but I'm unsure if I will stand by my principles or cave on this issue for this nice camera. You see, with an email address they can purchase all kinds of information about me from Google, FaceBook, or commie China. That's probably how they can recoup some of their cost. Even worse, I can't tell if the camera will function at all if the Eufy app is removed. But I can probably mitigate the risk by using a one time email address that I've never used elsewhere. Hmm, I think I'll probably buy one camera, and determine how bad the situation is. If it's not bad, I'll buy more and recommend it to my friends and family who rely on my advice. P.S. Eufy is owned by Anker and Anker is the Chinese company that has flat-out lied about the security and privacy of their products, causing Linus to refuse to work with them anymore, or even to take their money. Google it.
    I am pretty sure if the HomeKit qr code is there on the camera you can just scan the code with Home app and it would register. Perhaps you need to buy the newer model instead of the old one with the previous fw installed. 
    That goes against their own words, "HomeKit available via update. When opening HomeKit, users must add the device in the Eufy Security app and then complete the activation process."
    appleinsideruser

  • Apple confirms that there is no Apple Silicon 27-inch iMac in the works

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    Apple practically invented the home computer, and practically invented the mouse, but those are the two main products it still can't win customers for.
    jbtuckrwatto_cobra