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Not surprising at all. If you read between the lines of any of this guy's public statements, it's clear that he's a manipulative black hat out for power and mo

Not surprising at all. If you read between the lines of any of this guy's public statements, it's clear that he's a manipulative black hat out for power and money and couldn't give a shit less about his customer's security.

venomsnake 13y ago
And now read the article, not only the headline.
- AsymetricCom 13y ago
  I've read all the previous articles as well. This single article is not going to change my impression. It's by piecing together all available information while maintaining grasp of the obvious to we get the whole picture. But somehow you think specific instances of this guys rhetoric, not his actions, carry more truth than the results. "but he was just trying to get compensate" is completely ignorant argument because you've thrown away all context in making that argument. What is he getting compensated for exactly? Writing a script to CRUD data in his system? Wow, what a noble deed I can identify with! So how does this "revelation" FTFA contradict my assertion? It doesn't, in fact, it's more evidence for it. So why am I downvoted? Probably because it's contrary to the popular narrative that this guy is some kind of freedom fighter when all evidence shows that this is not true. But nevermind evidence, his actions, etc., this guy wrote "I wouldn't do business with American IT firms" Spicy, salacious! I mean, he ran a business in America so he'd know not to trust himself. I guess we can give him internet points for telling us no to trust him in a roundabout way.
  - venomsnake 13y ago
    As everyone that has worked with any government knows taking money out of them is hard and slow and full of paper process. I think he was using it as a delay tactic, not as a personal enrichment scheme. The color of the hat of the guy is unimportant - he could be wearing Walter White's fedora for all I care. He shattered his business instead of betraying his own customers. At any point he could have just complied. If you read between the lines - he obviously is trying to make money out of his business. He is not a freedom fighter or crypto anarchist. But he put his customers first.
primitivesuave 13y ago
If he was a manipulative black hat, we would never have heard of him.
- AsymetricCom 13y ago
  Totally logical. Who's Mitnick?
jMyles 13y ago
I... what? I... nevermind.

venomsnake 13y ago

And now read the article, not only the headline.

AsymetricCom 13y ago
I've read all the previous articles as well. This single article is not going to change my impression. It's by piecing together all available information while maintaining grasp of the obvious to we get the whole picture. But somehow you think specific instances of this guys rhetoric, not his actions, carry more truth than the results. "but he was just trying to get compensate" is completely ignorant argument because you've thrown away all context in making that argument. What is he getting compensated for exactly? Writing a script to CRUD data in his system? Wow, what a noble deed I can identify with! So how does this "revelation" FTFA contradict my assertion? It doesn't, in fact, it's more evidence for it. So why am I downvoted? Probably because it's contrary to the popular narrative that this guy is some kind of freedom fighter when all evidence shows that this is not true. But nevermind evidence, his actions, etc., this guy wrote "I wouldn't do business with American IT firms" Spicy, salacious! I mean, he ran a business in America so he'd know not to trust himself. I guess we can give him internet points for telling us no to trust him in a roundabout way.
- venomsnake 13y ago
  As everyone that has worked with any government knows taking money out of them is hard and slow and full of paper process. I think he was using it as a delay tactic, not as a personal enrichment scheme. The color of the hat of the guy is unimportant - he could be wearing Walter White's fedora for all I care. He shattered his business instead of betraying his own customers. At any point he could have just complied. If you read between the lines - he obviously is trying to make money out of his business. He is not a freedom fighter or crypto anarchist. But he put his customers first.

primitivesuave 13y ago

If he was a manipulative black hat, we would never have heard of him.

AsymetricCom 13y ago
Totally logical. Who's Mitnick?

jMyles 13y ago

I... what? I... nevermind.