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That problem seems like an extreme outlier. Such user protection would prevent "crimes of opportunity". The average person is not going to have a constant bac
by MerelyMortal 4y ago
That problem seems like an extreme outlier. Such user protection would prevent "crimes of opportunity". The average person is not going to have a constant backup of HN in case one day they might want to spy on someone's past.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoAnd if they do, they're likely to start with Twitter or Facebook - something useful against more of the population. HN users are still very much a minority.
- Operyl 4y agoThe problem doesn’t appear to be that much of an extreme outlier, the thread poster is concerned about a specific tool. That tool has already downloaded the complete data set, he’s already lost.
- MerelyMortal 4y agoAnd there's no guarantee that service will stay around, or that they won't accept requests. I still think it's worthwhile to reduce the attack surface.