The list is a mixed bag of past CVEs; discussions on challenges or concerns (some absolutely valid) with architecture, routing, emergent centralization and priv

The list is a mixed bag of past CVEs; discussions on challenges or concerns (some absolutely valid) with architecture, routing, emergent centralization and privacy; FUD social media/blogspam; past and current (but solvable) UX issues; reddit/twitter rants; etc. Many of the links are nothing-burgers but there are a few exceptions. Specifically wrt to privacy, there are pitfalls and subtleties in using Lightning Network privately but it is doable. I think this article does a good job summarizing the current state [0]. IMO LN is secure enough to sleep well at night with open channels but you definitely want uptime monitoring and at least one watchtower hosted on separate infrastructure from the LN node, or great trust in whatever custodial wallet provider you may be using to not doxx you if you do and that's a concern. (Seriously though, any cryptocurrency going through any form of custodianship with any form of company/business will eventually have to be KYC’d and accounted for to authorities, if currently existing and planned regulations take effect. Self-custody and, for L2 like LN, self-hosting, takes some self-education but is the only way to get the true benefits of cryptocurrencies) [0]: https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/ https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/