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Although not the point of the article, I find it upsetting that someone could link my HN comments to an article, as was done here to another HNer.
by losteverything 10y ago
Although not the point of the article, I find it upsetting that someone could link my HN comments to an article, as was done here to another HNer.
- justinpombrio 10y agoReally? They're pretty clearly public. Would you be upset if someone (who didn't know you personally) linked a friend of theirs to your comment? How about a radio broadcaster announcing "I saw a comment on Hacker News yesterday... here, let me read it to you..."? (Trying to pin down exactly what bothers you.) Or is it that news articles seem official, while HN comments are off-the-cuff? It does seem strange to me that journalists treat internet comments and tweets as worthy of publication, but it seems to be a well established practice now...
- losteverything 10y agoThe latter. I don't post on FB because it's me. But I am not cautious on HN and write more freely. I always knew it could get in the public but once I saw this article I knew it could - did - happen.