Comment by TheRealDunkirk
8 years ago
Exactly. And don't forget about the proliferation of the internet-of-shit devices, which are blasting everything they can learn about your home network to every company involved.
HN is specifically geared towards people who make a living coding things in the new "surveillance economy." This particular example (to go along with the dotnet command line issue) is just a difference in degree, not kind. They're mad that someone else is abusing their trust and privacy.
Welcome to the party, pal!
Let's not forget the "exploit open source/free labor" component of a key demographic of HN's audience.