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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by camgunz on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @05:15AM (#36504126)
I look at it more like the ABA (attorneys) or the AMA (doctors) in the US. Those organizations have enormous political power, and I think tech workers could easily hang in that echelon. I say unionize because I just like unions, but either way.
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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @08:40AM (#36505527)
> look at it more like the ABA (attorneys) or the AMA (doctors) in the US

These are trade groups. Not unions. There's a meaningful difference. Unions for tech don't make sense, particularly in a world of remote work. Trade groups, on the other hand, do.

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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by derelicta on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:07AM (#36505863)
Why does it not make sense? Remote workers can join an union too.
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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:32AM (#36506205)
It’s too easy to scalp, or for an unencumbered overseas competitor to take your chips. When offices resembled factories there was at least a capital expense to be leveraged.
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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by camgunz on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:56AM (#36506542)
Long way to go, but that's what international solidarity is for.

[0]: https://aflcio.org/issues/global-worker-rights

[1]: https://cwa-union.org/workers-rights/international-solidarit...

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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by pdpi on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @08:41AM (#36505536)
And, like attorneys and medical doctors, we could really do with having a clear system of professional ethics.
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