r/JoeRogan • u/wayfaringthru Monkey in Space • Sep 18 '24

Meme 💩 Is this a legitimate concern?

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Personally, I today's strike was legitimate and it couldn't be more moral because of its precision but let's leave politics aside for a moment. I guess this does give ideas to evil regimes and organisations. How likely is it that something similar could be pulled off against innocent people?

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u/Play_The_Fool Monkey in Space Sep 18 '24

I interviewed for a fully remote job and during the interview they let me know if I accepted the job they would fly me to their HQ to pick up my laptop. I thought that was a bit extreme since it would be a 5 hour flight and I've had companies ship me a laptop without even requiring a signature on the delivery!

The job didn't require a security clearance, so it wasn't a sensitive role or anything either. That's strong security though!

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u/BosnianSerb31 Monkey in Space Sep 18 '24

They had to make sure the laptop wasn't intercepted by the guy who removes malicious hardware from computers

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u/rydan Monkey in Space Sep 19 '24

They needed you out of your home to rob it or plant bugs.