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Laptops with Stickers

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601 points z303 | 1 comments | 02 Nov 25 11:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.22s | source
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andy99 ◴[11 Nov 25 23:56 UTC] No.45894554[source]▶
I’ve seen it fairly commonly for people to have company stickers on their laptop and have worked places that distribute these stickers. I always found it terrible security, it’s basically advertising what someone would get if they stole your laptop.

Self expression is fine, I personally want the most boring looking computer possible

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1. snerbles ◴[12 Nov 25 02:54 UTC] No.45895912[source]▶
At a prior job, employees wearing the logo started getting a lot of unexpected targeted attention outside the office. This ranged from lots of questions from randos about future products, to desperate passers-by handing off resumes on the sidewalk and begging for jobs, to even stalking and targeted theft. OPSEC culture wasn't something practiced there, and it was quite the rude awakening for some.

I do sticker the everloving snot out of my (removable) laptop cover with memes vaguely opposing or otherwise orthogonal to the local culture. No references to my job or place of work. Any interactions have generally been amusing to all parties involved.