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The clearest communication about the use of hashes rather than direct publication is laid out quite simply in patio11's original memo: > I have concerns about
by rmccue 6y ago
The clearest communication about the use of hashes rather than direct publication is laid out quite simply in patio11's original memo:
> I have concerns about saying this loudly because I have an immigration status and because Japan has previously shot the messengers in times of national emergency, including in the wake of the 2011 disaster. As someone who has spent their entire adult life in Japan, who lives here with my wife and children, and who has family on the front lines, I pray daily that I am wrong.
- sneak 6y agoAt which URL did you find that text? I can't locate it on his site. I can confirm, though, as an expat, that there is a special kind of fear/restraint involved in needing an opt-in, discretionary permission from a government to be permitted to physically return to your home (which you already paid for) and your family. It causes a lot of security-conscious people to err far on the side of caution, which, indeed, may not even be an error at all. Immigration policies generally affect a very small minority of people in a country, so strengthening the rights around them simply isn't a priority in most societies, and risks/chilling effects like this fall out as a result.
- rmccue 6y agohttp://media.kalzumeus.com/covid-19/japan-covid19-memo-202003221115.md http://media.kalzumeus.com/covid-19/japan-covid19-memo-20200... - linked from “I did not publish the memo at the time.” just before the “ Why did you publish the hash and not the memo?” title.