Seconding.

I should not have to hack through /Libary files to regain data on a TB drive because Osx wanted to put 200gbs of crap there in an opaque manner and not give the user ANY direct way to regain their space.

No offense,but this is where having immigrants throughout the power structure of these companies becomes an issue. We have a administration who clearly is not above using all avenues to apply pressure to get the things that they want done done,

How can we expect the VPs of these companies to make to make tough decisions like this when half can be pressured via immigration status? It’s hard enough being a normal citizen sticking your neck out in these circumstances.

That's an easy autocorrect issue. As someone who write Ubiquiti more often than most.

I don't even think most editors would know the difference. That's the problem with using corruptions of real words as your name.

> I don't even think most editors would know the difference.

We're talking about Ars Technica, not USA Today. Kinda like MotorTrend editors should know what a Z-rated tire is.

And I assume you've heard about the their AI fabrication scandal? - https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retractio...

Not a great look, if Ars either doesn't know, or can't control what they're actually publishing.

Because the vast number of people already live under some variation of authoritarianism.

Comparatively few people live under worse authoritarianism than the one in China. Definitely not enough to form a talent pool that would make any dent in whatever China already has. Especially when you factor in education quality.

OP said most people live under some form of authoritarianism, not a worse form than China's.

It's hard not to be jealous when God blesses others.

And then as a society we learned not to do that again?

If by “learned” you mean Ukraine and soon Taiwan, then yes.

> They're either confused or they're lying

The belief that they are confused is a generosity that we should really be disabused of at this point.

I don't think I can beat the drum of "they are liars" heavily enough. It remains frustrating to see so much accidental carrying of water for them as people look for a hint of legitimacy.

> I’ve noticed that the type of people to have problems with these kind of jobs - people who think this is some type of neocolonialism - can not appreciate the difference between real material poverty and metaphysical problems with watching some abusive content.

I think THIS shows that you've never dealt with people in abject poverty. Just because you live in poverty doesn't mean you lack humanity.

People lie, cheat, steal, sell their bodies and kill to subsist in poverty. Whatever it takes to survive. That is totally separate from the toll that that type of surviving takes.

It's not that I have nothing to hide. It's that I have nothing I want to share.

It took 4 years. What is your point?

That you don't want to be in jail for 4 years for not providing the key?

I personally don't want to say "oh but my liberty", in a jail cell. Whatever floats your boat though.

It is salient to point out the individual almost certainly had incriminating evidence on that system. There aren't really any cases of a person being /randomly/ detained and held in contempt. Especially not a fishing expedition by the DOJ against a journalist. And if you know the act of giving away the password has some upper limit on contempt jailing vs. assured evidence against you in some much higher consequence felony wouldn't you just stay quiet? No amendment or right is absolute, but this one is rather strong, especially if you haven't, you know, been doing any crimes.