Re:BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror
by ktm5j on Thursday October 24, 2019 @10:42AM
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Everyone has read access to HN.. there are no private messages that I'm aware of, anyone can search this site using google
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Re:BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror
by cryptoz on Thursday October 24, 2019 @11:44AM
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HN contains a lot of information that isn't visible on the public web. Ban lists, point counts, user access history, etc.
> Everyone has read access to HN
No, not to their databases as OP is discussing. It would be definitely a crime if any of us had that info as it would imply we broke in and stole it - but OP is suggesting that they assume NSA already has it (a potentially paranoid but also reasonably fair thing to do, IMO).
From a personnel standpoint, isn't Thiel on the board of HN/YC and doesn't Thiel have basically uncountable NSA/CIA/etc connections? I'm not saying Thiel has anything to do with HN's security - but clearly, saying HN's databases might be accessed by someone like CIA (while a board member of YC is active in sales & partnerships to CIA etc) isn't that crazy.