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Why is this on hacker news?

• sneak 6y ago
  Assange is a cypherpunk and hacker, and is currently undergoing a massive violation of his rights by several leading world powers (who claim legal jurisdiction over many of the world's most prominent hackers) for liberating information to the public (in the spirit of many original hackers). I'm not sure why it wouldn't. Not everything that the mainstream culture war has picked up as its touchstones is actually about the mainstream culture war. Shoehorning leaking of data, by a hacker, about corrupt governments into the standard (and frankly boring) left/right US culture war is one of the most obvious examples of this ridiculous phenomenon. Regardless of your political affiliation, the world is a better place that this information is public.
  • quesera 6y ago
    > Regardless of your political affiliation, the world is a better place that this information is public. In its purest form, I'm inclined to agree with you. But I think Assange is more of a tool than a tool-user. He's a launderer of information provided by parties with an agenda. This might be inevitable, given the players, but it doesn't make it pure or honest. Also I think he injects a lot of personal agenda into his curation of released information. This opens him up for legitimate criticism, just like any other activist or politician.
• mensetmanusman 6y ago
  Free Kevin Mitnick https://www.2600.com/hackedphiles/current/idsoft/ https://www.2600.com/hackedphiles/current/idsoft/