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Could we change the link to the source? https://lviattack.eu https://lviattack.eu It has a good explanation, videos and FAQ. (the Techcrunch post is just hor

Could we change the link to the source? https://lviattack.eu https://lviattack.eu It has a good explanation, videos and FAQ. (the Techcrunch post is just horrible)

mzs 7y ago
I concur, it also links to the paper and repo https://lviattack.eu/lvi.pdf https://lviattack.eu/lvi.pdf https://github.com/jovanbulck/sgx-step https://github.com/jovanbulck/sgx-step
- saagarjha 7y ago
  And a trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baKHSXeIIaI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baKHSXeIIaI
  - sterlind 7y ago
    that's incredible! first catchy names and websites, next compelling trailers. if the trend continues security researchers will start inking movie deals!
    - ethbro 7y ago
      It's like the 90s all over again.
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TekMol 7y ago
I often think Techcrunch should be banned on HN. When I click on a Techrunch link, it tries to redirect me to some tracking url on advertising.com. That would probably collect data about me, set cookies and send me back to Techcrunch. Since I do not allow that, I cannot read Techcrunch articles at all. Lets see what others think. I made an Ask HN from this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22539255 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22539255
- option 7y ago
  Same here, doesn’t even work in Firefox focus with the settings I have
- cheeze 7y ago
  Agree. Techcrunch is almost always just a poorly written article that fails to link to the real source.
  - fwip 7y ago
    Well, it linked to the real source here, above the fold.
- 3pt14159 7y ago
  It definitely shouldn't be banned. Techcrunch has many stories where there was something really interesting that they were the first to report. That said, the long tail of TC articles that are rehashes of what's already been written elsewhere do get tiring.
  - tylerl 7y ago
    Being first to report something is ultimately worthless, and absolutely not what we want to encourage (rushing to publish in order to be first). What matters in actual journalism, and what we should encourage, elevate, and credit, is the BEST reporting. That is, the most accurate, most readable, most informative, most honest. Factors like misleading clickbait, content-free speculation, inflammatory commentary, and poor fact-checking need to disqualify outlets from consideration when determining which news source to promote on a given story. I don't mean necessarily junking a publisher categorically for past sins, but rather looking at each story individually and determining whether someone else is reporting it BETTER.
    - forkexec 7y ago
      Amen. Rushed, sketchy, unverified stories lead to getting the facts wrong and missing implications and the bigger picture. Fools rush in.
AnonC 7y ago
> The exact technical details (as documented here) of the flaw aren’t anything the average user would understand or be able to fix themselves. I believe it would be tremendously helpful when discussion threads float up comments that help people understand the problem better and what, if anything, they can do (including waiting for patches or taking other precautions).

Could we change the link to the source? https://lviattack.eu https://lviattack.eu It has a good explanation, videos and FAQ. (the Techcrunch post is just horrible)

mzs 7y ago

I concur, it also links to the paper and repo https://lviattack.eu/lvi.pdf https://lviattack.eu/lvi.pdf https://github.com/jovanbulck/sgx-step https://github.com/jovanbulck/sgx-step

saagarjha 7y ago
And a trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baKHSXeIIaI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baKHSXeIIaI
- sterlind 7y ago
  that's incredible! first catchy names and websites, next compelling trailers. if the trend continues security researchers will start inking movie deals!
  - ethbro 7y ago
    It's like the 90s all over again.

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TekMol 7y ago

I often think Techcrunch should be banned on HN. When I click on a Techrunch link, it tries to redirect me to some tracking url on advertising.com. That would probably collect data about me, set cookies and send me back to Techcrunch. Since I do not allow that, I cannot read Techcrunch articles at all. Lets see what others think. I made an Ask HN from this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22539255 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22539255

option 7y ago
Same here, doesn’t even work in Firefox focus with the settings I have
cheeze 7y ago
Agree. Techcrunch is almost always just a poorly written article that fails to link to the real source.
- fwip 7y ago
  Well, it linked to the real source here, above the fold.
3pt14159 7y ago
It definitely shouldn't be banned. Techcrunch has many stories where there was something really interesting that they were the first to report. That said, the long tail of TC articles that are rehashes of what's already been written elsewhere do get tiring.
- tylerl 7y ago
  Being first to report something is ultimately worthless, and absolutely not what we want to encourage (rushing to publish in order to be first). What matters in actual journalism, and what we should encourage, elevate, and credit, is the BEST reporting. That is, the most accurate, most readable, most informative, most honest. Factors like misleading clickbait, content-free speculation, inflammatory commentary, and poor fact-checking need to disqualify outlets from consideration when determining which news source to promote on a given story. I don't mean necessarily junking a publisher categorically for past sins, but rather looking at each story individually and determining whether someone else is reporting it BETTER.
  - forkexec 7y ago
    Amen. Rushed, sketchy, unverified stories lead to getting the facts wrong and missing implications and the bigger picture. Fools rush in.

AnonC 7y ago

> The exact technical details (as documented here) of the flaw aren’t anything the average user would understand or be able to fix themselves. I believe it would be tremendously helpful when discussion threads float up comments that help people understand the problem better and what, if anything, they can do (including waiting for patches or taking other precautions).