Most corporate places I've encountered over the last N years mandate one kind of antivirus/spyware combo or another on every corporate computer. So it'd be pretty much every major workplace.
If the average corporation hates/mistrusts their employees enough to add a single point of failure to their entire business and let a 3rd party have full access to their systems, then well, they reap what they sow.
This is companies trying desperately to deliver value to their customer at a profit while also maintaining SOC 2, GDPR, PCI, HIPAA, etc. compliance.
If you're not a cybersecurity company, a company like CrowdStrike saying: 'hey, pay us a monthly fee and we'll ensure you're 100% compliant _and_ protected' sounds like a dream come true. Until today, it probably was! Hell, even after today, when the dust settles, still probably worth it.
There's a highly problematic underlying dynamic where 364 days out of the year, when you talk about the dangers of centralized control and proprietary software, you get flat out ignored as being overly paranoid and even weird (don't you know that "normal" people have zero ability or agency when it comes to anything involving computers?!). Then something like this happens and we get a day or two to say "I told you so". After which the managerial class goes right back to pushing ever-more centralized control. Gotta check off those bullet point action items.
I go through the regular TSA line out of solidarity and protest. Fuck the security theater.
And fwiw, I don't think the strong argument against precheck has to do with social class... it's not terribly expensive, and anyone can do it. It's just a further invasion of privacy.
Sincerely,
PreCheck Premium with Clear Plus Extra customer
I only fly once every couple years, but I really hated emptying my pockets into those bins. The last time I went through, the agent suggested I put everything in my computer bag. That worked a lot better.
It can. It doesn't happen to you because you're white, blonde, and can pass through a scanner without triggering it.