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I'm shocked that this story seems to be upvoted less than the Gimli Glider story which has been on the front page for more than a day. One would think that the
by apeace 10y ago
I'm shocked that this story seems to be upvoted less than the Gimli Glider story which has been on the front page for more than a day.
One would think that the recent allegations of Russian hacking [0], as well as these allegations, would be of interest to the HN community. Whether either of the allegations is well-founded or not, they need to be investigated and understood by the public.
It's worth noting that the President spent a great deal of his final press conference discussing the Russian hacking issue [1].
Why is this not bigger news, especially here?
[0] http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/politics/russian-election-hacking-podesta-brazile-mccain/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/politics/russian-election-hack...
[1] https://www.emptywheel.net/2016/12/18/obamas-response-to-russias-hack-an-emphasis-on-americas-more-generalized-vulnerability/ https://www.emptywheel.net/2016/12/18/obamas-response-to-rus...
- Fjolsvith 10y agoCould it be because it delegitimatizes the reports of Russia being to blame for election agency hacking?
- cvwright 10y agoCould be part of it. Also, election fatigue. The 2016 election has dominated every news cycle for more than a year. Everybody is just plain tired of it, for better or worse.
- dellpluslinux89 10y agoBecause it is a non-story: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/310812-dhs-responds-to-hacking-accusations-from-georgia http://thehill.com/policy/technology/310812-dhs-responds-to-...