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Consider deleting this post. You can be easily doxxed from your HN post history; it's not worth it.
by bitL 9y ago
Consider deleting this post. You can be easily doxxed from your HN post history; it's not worth it.
- hkmurakami 9y agoSeconded.
- epx 9y agoWhich confirms what he said?
- bitL 9y agoIt's not only about malicious actors within the company; they might end up in some sort of external blacklist scrapped off HN that would complicate their life once they depart their current company. It's best to have 0 private opinion trace on doxxable accounts these days and usual VPN + Tor circuit.
- 84Winston 9y agoNo way. He will suffer no consequences for speaking out. Everybody can speak their mind freely and reason and objectivity will prevail. We've always been at war with Eastasia.
- Slansitartop 9y agoOnce there's a reply it can't be deleted, only edited to remove the content. After two hours that's not even an option anymore. Generally, I think it's good policy to be very guarded on the internet and/or change accounts often. There are all kinds of awful people out there, and you can't control who you may come across.
- cpeterso 9y agoIt doesn't hurt to try emailing the HN contact address hn@ycombinator.com asking to remove or edit a post after the time limit.
- driverdan 9y agoIt sounds like the best thing that could happen to them is to be fired.
- throwaway1584 9y agoYou are correct that if you work in tech create a throw-away account to discuss anything critical of the prevailing viewpoints. Many holding the prevailing viewpoints are tyrannical and have shown themselves willing to destroy the lives of anyone pointing out problems in their viewpoint.
- xxcode 9y agoThank you. This is a good point. I deleted a submission that had my email address. Perhaps they will black ball me but I dont think I said anything that was libel or false. I just shared my opinions.