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Wow, this is sad. Hope we can get more info on what was going on. Besides Bugtraq what mailing lists security wise do you follow? EDIT: Or what other general means by Twitter, Websites, Databases, Blogs etc. do you recommend?
Spam, trolls and politics are not new, but legal threats and DoS attacks I didn't expect to be problems.
Would anyone mind explaining to me as a noob what kind of legal challenges public lists need to defend against these days? Spam, trolls and politics are not new, but legal threats and DoS attacks I didn't expect to be problems.
Often when things are at a really bad state its in the public interest to make sure these issues get fixed rather than brushed under the carpet. Hence it gets posted on various sec ML lists to ramp up pressure.
Wow, this is sad. Hope we can get more info on what was going on. Besides Bugtraq what mailing lists security wise do you follow? EDIT: Or what other general means by Twitter, Websites, Databases, Blogs etc. do you recommend?
Why would you follow any mailing lists for security in 2014? The concept of a security mailing list predates Twitter, vulnerability databases, Reddit, and blogs. But we have all those things now, and they are all better than Full-Disclosure on its best days.
It is unfortunate that HN is not numbered among those sites.
Edit: I was incorrect about HN. See the comment below. I am happy to learn that I was wrong.
Sites that allow anonymous postings through tor (e.g. reddit) are the last remaining voice of freedom on the Internet. It is unfortunate that HN is not numbered among those sites. Edit: I was incorrect about HN. See the comment below. I am happy to learn that I was wrong.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you unfamiliar with the phrase he used, "straw that broke the camel's back"?
In this context, it's really a weasel term. He's functionally given no explanation.
Sites that allow anonymous postings through tor (e.g. reddit) are the last remaining voice of freedom on the Internet. It is unfortunate that HN is not numbered among those sites. Edit: I was incorrect about HN. See the comment below. I am happy to learn that I was wrong.
Sites that allow anonymous postings through tor (e.g. reddit) are the last remaining voice of freedom on the Internet. It is unfortunate that HN is not numbered among those sites. Edit: I was incorrect about HN. See the comment below. I am happy to learn that I was wrong.
Why do you think that? I'm posting from tor with a fresh throwaway account.