I dont often see stickers on cars but when I do, one of them is the apple logo. What is it for?
Edit: I’m in Germany in case that’s relevant
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I found a rainbows one from the 90s so I put it on because it was cool and retro and I love rainbows.
People who
stick theApplelogo on their car: Why?FTFY.
Apple ‽
Apple‽FTFY.
Wow what a fresh take
My wife uses mac and gets a lot of these stickers.
I put them on everything because I find it silly: my Thinkpad, my Nintendo Switch, the cat toilet…
Is the cat toilet a litter box, or an actual toilet?
Real question being asked here.
Cat sized actual toilet
That being said, I’m not OP, so who knows.
I like to imagine it’s one of these.
An Apple sticker on a Thinkpad? Please, tell me you also installed Linux on it. That would be peak irony, right there.
I used to have a job processing used laptops from offices and you would not believe how many people put Apple stickers on Thinkpads and other non-Apple products. I guess for a lot of them it’s like saying, “I’d rather be using a Mac,” or it was just to be silly, I have no idea.
I think it’s just for the giggles.
Seems like a good way to let a thief know you have an Apple computer at home. In general, stickers on ones car is a bad idea from a privacy and security perspective.
This feels more like Facebook Karen paranoia than an actual flag for thieves, which I think are less and less common these days anyway.
Its not about who is potentially seeing the info, its that the info is available to anyone.
What of you accidentally cut off some psycho on the highway? Well now they know where you live and when you’ll likely leave. People have been stalked and murdered for less.
Opsec isn’t just about deterring thieves, or governments, or other bad actors. Its about minimizing what information you freely give to the world, so it may not be used against you by anyone.
What does it say about me if my car has a “honk if you’re a goose” sticker and the brand badges removed?
You’re a bit of a gremlin, probably drive a bit too fast. You probably have a cat, they misbehave regularly and you love them for it. You didn’t play untitled goose game, but that’s ok because your life resembles it. You practice comic mischief as a form of corporate sabotage.
Am I close?
Yeah an Apple sticker on a 2001 Civic doesn’t scream “expensive toys”.
It does suggest that maybe I bought an iPod shuffle a decade ago…
In the USA, it’s not rare for people to have gun manufacturer stickers on their car.
Imagine you’re a thief and you see a Smith&Wesson sticker on a car parked outside a building where carrying guns is forbidden.
Exactly. In the USA, are gun owners required to keep guns in a secure location when unattended? If the answer is yes, I can see the owner getting charged with a crime and the insurance not paying out.
Not in most states, and some of those that do are unlikely to charge the owner in practice.
I’m going to guess a majority of people wouldn’t file an insurance claim. It would only make sense if
- They have insurance covering theft of property from inside a car, which is far from universal
- The deductible is substantially less than the value of the gun
- The insurance company isn’t likely to raise their premium as a result
