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Distinguishing between security and privacy is important, because otherwise you get a bunch of uninformed conspiracists who insist that hardening a machine invo
by dvzk 4y ago
Distinguishing between security and privacy is important, because otherwise you get a bunch of uninformed conspiracists who insist that hardening a machine involves installing Tor; or that using Google is bad, in a topic about using cryptographic signatures.
- chrisshroba 4y agoPlease don't use derogatory terms like "conspiritards" on HN which obviously come from the term "retard".
- imwillofficial 4y agoConspiracies are the rule, not the exception.
- dvzk 4y agoIt doesn’t matter if they are real. If the topic is about practical suggestions for reducing the attack surface of current systems, it’s the wrong place to bring up global surveillance and vague allegations about vendor trust and world governments.
- imwillofficial 4y agoThats ridiculous. It is the perfect forum to bring up such a discussion. The article does a fantastic job covering the fundamentals. How do you build on that and take it further? Is it even worthwhile or possible to have a reasonable chance of thwarting a state level actor? All fantastic topics.