"There is absolutely no reason for the NSA to give a flying fuck about what you or I think.
There just isn't, and it'd be a waste of resources to even attempt something like this."
You and I are not the ones defining the reasons of and what NSA are interested in. You might think there are no reasons, but NSA may have a totally different view. For an organization that for real wants to capture ALL communication on this planet, waste of resources may seem like a minor issue.
Thanks to Snowden, we do know that NSA and GCHQ are actively doing astroturfing.
Without overstate the importance of HN, this is one place where a lot of technical talent hangs out. Talent that also talks, informs and educates others. If one want to moderate criticism from people that others listen to and rely on for information about security, privacy, HN would probably be a good place to focus on.
There just isn't, and it'd be a waste of resources to even attempt something like this."
You and I are not the ones defining the reasons of and what NSA are interested in. You might think there are no reasons, but NSA may have a totally different view. For an organization that for real wants to capture ALL communication on this planet, waste of resources may seem like a minor issue.
Thanks to Snowden, we do know that NSA and GCHQ are actively doing astroturfing.
Without overstate the importance of HN, this is one place where a lot of technical talent hangs out. Talent that also talks, informs and educates others. If one want to moderate criticism from people that others listen to and rely on for information about security, privacy, HN would probably be a good place to focus on.