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'During Apple’s event, a plane circled the company’s headquarters carrying an impossible-to-miss message' They do know that: - The event was all pre-recorded -

'During Apple’s event, a plane circled the company’s headquarters carrying an impossible-to-miss message' They do know that: - The event was all pre-recorded - Nobody was there to see it. People were either at home or inside watching the keynote. They should have picked a better time to spend the money.

tailspin2019 5y ago
As @teddyh pointed out: > Why EFF did this is to get journalists to get a story to write about the issue. Nobody involved cared whether anyone at Apple saw it.
- blitzar 5y ago
  Can you direct me to a single article about this? (no the link for this thread, from their own website does not count)
  - hoppyhoppy2 5y ago
    https://www.macrumors.com/2021/09/24/eff-apple-park-banner-csam-detection-protests/ https://www.macrumors.com/2021/09/24/eff-apple-park-banner-c...
    - blitzar 5y ago
      Ahh finally found one! Btw that was published after it hit the front page here, turns out that HN has more PR power than the EFF.
      - micromacrofoot 5y ago
        >turns out that HN has more PR power than the EFF ...what? the EFF is why this is on HN right now
        zepto 5y ago
        ‘This’ is a discussion about whether the EFF is worth supporting. I’m not sure that is what they are trying to promote.
        blitzar 5y ago
        'this' is on HN right now becuase rastafang posted it. I do not pretent to know what their motivation in doing so is, but I for one appreciate them bringing it to attention, 3 days after the EFF published it, in turn 7 days after the actual event itself. It was unnoticed at the event itself, barely noticed when they wrote a story about it and is only now noticed thanks to being upvoted on here.
        micromacrofoot 5y ago
        > 'this' is on HN right now becuase rastafang posted it uh sure, I don't think news without human intervention exists yet > It was unnoticed at the event itself, barely noticed when they wrote a story about it and is only now noticed thanks to being upvoted on here. feel free to point people to the charity with a perfect track record! I'm kind of flabbergasted by how fickle people are being about this.

tailspin2019 5y ago

As @teddyh pointed out: > Why EFF did this is to get journalists to get a story to write about the issue. Nobody involved cared whether anyone at Apple saw it.

blitzar 5y ago
Can you direct me to a single article about this? (no the link for this thread, from their own website does not count)
- hoppyhoppy2 5y ago
  https://www.macrumors.com/2021/09/24/eff-apple-park-banner-csam-detection-protests/ https://www.macrumors.com/2021/09/24/eff-apple-park-banner-c...
  - blitzar 5y ago
    Ahh finally found one! Btw that was published after it hit the front page here, turns out that HN has more PR power than the EFF.
    - micromacrofoot 5y ago
      >turns out that HN has more PR power than the EFF ...what? the EFF is why this is on HN right now
      - zepto 5y ago
        ‘This’ is a discussion about whether the EFF is worth supporting. I’m not sure that is what they are trying to promote.
      - blitzar 5y ago
        'this' is on HN right now becuase rastafang posted it. I do not pretent to know what their motivation in doing so is, but I for one appreciate them bringing it to attention, 3 days after the EFF published it, in turn 7 days after the actual event itself. It was unnoticed at the event itself, barely noticed when they wrote a story about it and is only now noticed thanks to being upvoted on here.
        micromacrofoot 5y ago
        > 'this' is on HN right now becuase rastafang posted it uh sure, I don't think news without human intervention exists yet > It was unnoticed at the event itself, barely noticed when they wrote a story about it and is only now noticed thanks to being upvoted on here. feel free to point people to the charity with a perfect track record! I'm kind of flabbergasted by how fickle people are being about this.