Thread regarding Symantec Corp. layoffs

GSO probing for Blind app connections first to be let go?

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Post ID: @OP+10TS4Aps

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The answer is Tor browser.

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Post ID: @4kis+10TS4Aps

The DLP/SEP agent and clicktime URLS can track all your connections so probably best to just not access or visit the site.

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Post ID: @1yxl+10TS4Aps

@1qzm Theoretically speaking you could go and try to register with every email address from the Symantec address book. This way everyone will have that email and they're back to the needle in the haystack.

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Post ID: @1gek+10TS4Aps

@eqe, I really don’t see your point. Or maybe that’s just me.
Writing from personal cell using 4G and VPN.

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Post ID: @1fyb+10TS4Aps

Theoretically speaking, they could do it. Considering you get a confirmation e-mail from Blind on sign up, Symantec can determine who is using it just by scanning/monitoring corporate e-mails. But I doubt they would go that low.
I’m not using Blind for other reasons. They are known for having data breaches. They had one around Christmas, private info leaked, cannot remember the exact number of people affected, but I think it was about 10% of their users.

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Post ID: @1qzm+10TS4Aps

@10TS4Aps-wov

Yes, it is my personal opinion.
People who don't want to be caught should install Blind on their personal phone and use LTE network to access it.

But please be open-minded while using Blind. There is so much negative content so it might easily affect you.

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Post ID: @eqe+10TS4Aps

@10TS4Aps-zmj

You might not, but GSO could was my point. Not saying they are doing this, but in any situation where the org could prove you are misusing company resources, they could use it as an excuse to bounce you and then you get no offer either way. I was just answering the question on the thread.

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Post ID: @wov+10TS4Aps

@10TS4Aps-nwl
That's right.

However, I do not see an issue in using Blind on a corporate phone or accessing thelayoff.com from a corporate computer.
I doubt anyone will be terminated based on it.
Unless you are sharing strictly forbidden materials, you are safe.

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Post ID: @zmj+10TS4Aps

@10TS4Aps-pdt

Unless they are dumb enough to load the app on a Corp phone. I know of several personally that have.

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Post ID: @nwl+10TS4Aps

In email, you can only find that someone attempted to register with this email address.
Was it successful or not and if someone actually uses Blind is a mystery.

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Post ID: @pdt+10TS4Aps

@10TS4Aps-oit

Sure but you couldn't use Blind if you used someone else's email. My point was that if you are using it, Symantec could go after you using the AUP. Thanks for the down votes too BTW.

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Post ID: @civ+10TS4Aps

@10TS4Aps-acd
You realize that everyone can try to sign up with your email address, right?

We talked on a team lunch about Blind like 6 months ago.
Found out that around 80% of our team have Blind account. Including our manager.

To be honest, I would love to be let go.
Unfortunately, I will receive an offer and will not receive severance before I switch to my new role.
The only good thing is that I will use BC offer as leverage in my offer negotiation process.

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Post ID: @oit+10TS4Aps

@10TS4Aps-zru

All true, but they can scan the corp mail boxes for those emails, and look at the Corp phones for the app. So the point being is that if you took that risk and IF GSO is looking, they are gonna find those that did use Blind, one way or the other.

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Post ID: @acd+10TS4Aps

Blind connection is not using Symantec network in any way since it simply blocked there.
You can install Blind on your personal phone and always use it with your data plan.

On another hand thelayoff.com doesn't use TLS 1.3 and the traffic can be easily inspected if you use it from corporate devices.

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Post ID: @zru+10TS4Aps

It wouldn't surprise me one bit. Since its tied to your Corp email, prob not the smartest move. At least in here you can take steps to protect your identity and location if you know what you are doing.

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