Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

They address this specifically in the article:

> Dedicated journalists and security researchers have also helped to identify pre-existing ones.

Sure, you could translate that as "more eyeballs have uncovered our sloppy security" if you'd like, but it doesn't strike me as dishonest.




This is cunning PR diversionary bullshit.


Maybe so, but please don't post unsubstantive comments to HN. Especially not ones that are just denunciatory.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html


Not cunning; it's a low effort hand wave. The rest is true.


If a team of career PR folks meticulously iterating on the precise wording of this message to frame the narrative in their favour doesn't count as "cunning" to you, I don't know what would.


I believe "cunning" is not about intent, but the action's effectiveness.

As an attempt to mislead or imply that there are no problems here, this is pretty much a failure, and thus not at all cunning.


That feels backwards. One can certainly intend to be cunning!


If you can intend and fail to be cunning, then the word's meaning must not be defined by the subject's intent.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: