Re:Charles V of Spain Secret Code Cracked
by Tainnor on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @11:45AM
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The relevant part is "to incrase his or her own traffic".
Bruce Schneier is one of the most famous cryptography researchers. I doubt he needs more traffic. Intent matters, and when he reposts and summarises a Guardian article, this is probably done for the benefit of readers who already follow his blog.
> A blog where the author paraphrases or copies from the original article/webpage in an attempt to increase his or her own traffic. This becomes a waste of the reader's time forcing them to click through the blog to get to the actual article. Often submitted to sites like Digg or Reddit.
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