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Re:Launch HN: Sidekick (YC S20) – A hardware device to conne... by crsv on Thursday July 23, 2020 @12:55PM (#23929366)
Seems like a pretty gross security and privacy risk with extremely limited upside for the employee, all with the friction of supporting a totally separate device for a remote IT org if anyone adopts this Orwellian tool at scale.
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Re:Launch HN: Sidekick (YC S20) – A hardware device to conne... by achen187 on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:43PM (#23929989)
Totally agree that there's a huge privacy risk if it were abused by employers.

The teams that use Sidekick want to feel like they're in the same room with an always-on video -- it's actually the most effective way to get their jobs done.

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Re:Launch HN: Sidekick (YC S20) – A hardware device to conne... by wherewillitlead on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:37PM (#23929912)
It would be Orwellian if imposed by employers, of course. But for teams who really would prefer to be colocated, why shouldn't they use something like this as a next-best option? It should be up to the users.
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Re:Launch HN: Sidekick (YC S20) – A hardware device to conne... by senojretep356 on Thursday July 23, 2020 @08:08PM (#23934215)
Yep - big brother.
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