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It's only anon because I don't want it tied to my main HN account.

dylan604 4y ago
okay, but do you really think that you didn't just self-own this one? with all of the data out there about people, you honestly don't think someone can find out your wife's name, then find out who she's married with, and then find out what accounts that person (you) has on websites? hell, your wife's now previous employer probably has teams of people that could do this in 5 minutes. I'm sorry, but I just hope your emotional state isn't blocking logic here.
- bawolff 4y ago
  And what precisely are they going to do to him if they find out? I mean,maybe its not the smartest if this comes down to a court case, but the most important thing reputation wise is to not have this be the first result when someone googles the wife's name, and the semi-annonyminity accomplishes that.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    > And what precisely are they going to do to him if they find out? Who are "they" in your question. I'm assuming you mean they===namedCorp. I am not thinking those lines at all. The "they" that I'm thinking of is anyone else that might possibly be interested, for the lulz or just practice/fun/games, to find out the info. The fact that a new anon account was created means the OP didn't want it tied to their real account for whatever reasoning they had, yet pretty much laid out a red carpet for someone to walk it back. Okay, maybe not a red carpet, but definitely a better trail than Hansel & Gretel left.
    - bawolff 4y ago
      I meant "they" as in the public at large,not the corp. And then what precisely? So some random internet person doxes them. This is hardly a news story. What would the negative consequences of that be?
- anon3333333333 4y ago
  What will they do? Help? :)
  - bb88 4y ago
    No, they most certainly will not. Will they sue? Well possible, but I find that if the facts are on your side, it makes it a tough case for any potential lawsuit.
- em-bee 4y ago
  i think the point is that his main HN account is anonymous, and by revealing this in a new account, the anonymity of the main account is not affected. the problem is not to find out who posted this story, but to connect it to everything else that he has written here.

okay, but do you really think that you didn't just self-own this one? with all of the data out there about people, you honestly don't think someone can find out your wife's name, then find out who she's married with, and then find out what accounts that person (you) has on websites? hell, your wife's now previous employer probably has teams of people that could do this in 5 minutes. I'm sorry, but I just hope your emotional state isn't blocking logic here.

bawolff 4y ago
And what precisely are they going to do to him if they find out? I mean,maybe its not the smartest if this comes down to a court case, but the most important thing reputation wise is to not have this be the first result when someone googles the wife's name, and the semi-annonyminity accomplishes that.
- dylan604 4y ago
  > And what precisely are they going to do to him if they find out? Who are "they" in your question. I'm assuming you mean they===namedCorp. I am not thinking those lines at all. The "they" that I'm thinking of is anyone else that might possibly be interested, for the lulz or just practice/fun/games, to find out the info. The fact that a new anon account was created means the OP didn't want it tied to their real account for whatever reasoning they had, yet pretty much laid out a red carpet for someone to walk it back. Okay, maybe not a red carpet, but definitely a better trail than Hansel & Gretel left.
  - bawolff 4y ago
    I meant "they" as in the public at large,not the corp. And then what precisely? So some random internet person doxes them. This is hardly a news story. What would the negative consequences of that be?
anon3333333333 4y ago
What will they do? Help? :)
- bb88 4y ago
  No, they most certainly will not. Will they sue? Well possible, but I find that if the facts are on your side, it makes it a tough case for any potential lawsuit.
em-bee 4y ago
i think the point is that his main HN account is anonymous, and by revealing this in a new account, the anonymity of the main account is not affected. the problem is not to find out who posted this story, but to connect it to everything else that he has written here.