This is unduly paternalistic: a story is whatever the HN community decides to pay attention to, even if that leaves out important stories or puts a spotlight on minor trivia.
> You know what would be an actual story though? If Google used Google DNS to spy on people. If anyone has concrete evidence that they're doing that, that is a big fucking deal.
I'm an optimist, but I'm also cynical enough to foresee the same complaints — it's not a story! everyone does it — if that came to pass.
Prevention is important because in real life you can almost never recoup the losses as easily. You can take it to the courts etc. but if your data leaks, it's out there, you can't undo it.
> You know what would be an actual story though? If Google used Google DNS to spy on people. If anyone has concrete evidence that they're doing that, that is a big fucking deal.
I'm an optimist, but I'm also cynical enough to foresee the same complaints — it's not a story! everyone does it — if that came to pass.
Prevention is important because in real life you can almost never recoup the losses as easily. You can take it to the courts etc. but if your data leaks, it's out there, you can't undo it.