[derbOac]

So... I think replication was needed and have a MacBook myself. However, the claim in question was tricky to verify because it was supposedly occuring over the course of days.

I also think it says a lot about collective anxieties over not using an open OS. The scanning wasn't happening but it was plausible and there wasn't really much to do about it other than try to verify it.

I think the episode says less about collective unwarranted paranoia and more about collective vulnerabilities.

I still am scratching my head about the new tweet though. It doesn't say the scanning isn't happening, just that it's not MacOS.

[zimpenfish]

> The scanning wasn't happening but it was plausible

I didn't think it is plausible which is why I set up a whole bunch of replication scenarios to verify the extraordinary claim.

> It doesn't say the scanning isn't happening, just that it's not MacOS.

I think it's clear that the scanning isn't happening and that it was just Firefox refetching something?

"I now believe the canary token was triggered [...] by Firefox’s “recent” shortcuts on the home screen"

[natch]

Unfortunately he doesn’t go the full distance and tell us unambiguously whether or not he clicked on said shortcut. Which would say nothing about the already settled macOS question but would say something about Firefox.