The Future of Privacy

pclstyle wrote: post #3

idlewords wrote: post #2

This political story does not belong on HN.

out of curiosity, since you seem to be a veteran to HN – what makes this a "political story"?

idlewords is trolling.

Re: The Future of Privacy

#5

Post by edgesrazor » Tue, Dec 06, 2016, 9:10 PM UTC

idlewords wrote: post #2

This political story does not belong on HN.

It's by William Gibson, so it kind of does.

Re: The Future of Privacy

#6

Post by zzzzzzzzzman » Tue, Dec 06, 2016, 9:10 PM UTC

idlewords wrote: post #2

This political story does not belong on HN.

lmfao.

"I agree, stories like this are very triggering. I come here for code only. I don't want to know about anything related to governments, politics, and fake news EVER again.

Thank you mods, please remove ASAP"

EDIT: to downvoters, i'm confused, are you for censoring political posts or not? Cause I'm not, lol

Re: The Future of Privacy

#7

Post by idlewords » Tue, Dec 06, 2016, 9:12 PM UTC

pclstyle wrote: post #3

idlewords wrote: post #2

This political story does not belong on HN.

out of curiosity, since you seem to be a veteran to HN – what makes this a "political story"?

Not only is privacy an inherently political issue, but the point of departure for the article is Apple resisting the FBI.

I disagree with dang's decision to impose "political detox" on the site this week, but since he's done it, let's hold him to it.

Re: The Future of Privacy

#8

Post by cbr » Tue, Dec 06, 2016, 9:13 PM UTC

zzzzzzzzzman wrote: post #6

idlewords wrote: post #2

This political story does not belong on HN.

lmfao. "I agree, stories like this are very triggering. I come here for code only. I don't want to know about anything related to governments, politics, and fake news EVER again. Thank you mods, please remove ASAP" EDIT: to downvoters, i'm confused, are you for censoring political posts or not? Cause I'm not, lol

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13108404

Re: The Future of Privacy

#9

Post by idlewords » Tue, Dec 06, 2016, 9:18 PM UTC

DanBC wrote: post #4

pclstyle wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

out of curiosity, since you seem to be a veteran to HN – what makes this a "political story"?

idlewords is trolling.

That's a personal attack.

Re: The Future of Privacy

#10

Post by dang » Tue, Dec 06, 2016, 9:21 PM UTC

idlewords wrote: post #7

pclstyle wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

out of curiosity, since you seem to be a veteran to HN – what makes this a "political story"?

Not only is privacy an inherently political issue, but the point of departure for the article is Apple resisting the FBI. I disagree with dang's decision to impose "political detox" on the site this week, but since he's done it, let's hold him to it.

Yes by all means, though the phrase "hold him to it" sounds odd to my ears. You're talking about giving us what we asked for, which I appreciate, especially since you don't agree with the idea, which I respect.

I also appreciate your including the qualifier 'this week', because that's a critical detail and one thing I learned yesterday is that there's a risk of it getting lost in the shuffle. We don't want this to go beyond a week, least of all if it was a bad idea in the first place.