Hacker News: Proof

New comment by Proof in "Denmark data breach exposes 8.8M people's personal data"

Proof — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:56:07 +0000

Unfortunately, for the people who strongly believe that Chat Control is the way, they will use these types of events as further evidence as to why spying on everyone is the best deterrent.

New comment by Proof in "TikTok Ban Bill Is Patriot Act 2.0 Trojan Horse [video]"

Proof — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:50:16 +0000

I’m assuming this is and will be a classic example of the “First they came for….” Quote where it goes through the list of ‘others’ that is not oneself then, at the end when the authority finally shows up to take the ‘you’ in the ‘oneself’, no one is left to defend you and thus you also go down.

They will aim to eliminate tiktok as, everyone in the us higher ups agree it has to go, but who will be next afterwards? If in the future, Facebook doesn’t bend its knee to shovel out state propaganda, will it too go?

The very scary part of the bill, if true, is the outright banning of VPNs.

As a Finn, I’m not too worried about myself right now, but should USA fall into a complete Surveillance State with monitoring and it’s own version of China’s Social Credit system, it will have huge ramifications on EU and probably my country Finland.

New comment by Proof in "It's later than you think"

Proof — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:47:38 +0000

As a Foreign Reader, it really pains me to read that there exists parents in other countries (maybe mostly USA?) that worry about whether their kid will one day become a School-Shooter. :(

New comment by Proof in "Phone and laptop searches at US border 'quadruple'"

Proof — Fri, 03 May 2019 07:15:59 +0000

Always use Encryption. This news is disturbing but understandable since Americans hardly batted an Eye when it was revealed to them they were being spied on.

New comment by Proof in "The Heart of a Swimmer vs. the Heart of a Runner"

Proof — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:01:52 +0000

Hi! You typically want to breath out through your noise, then inhale through the mouth when you go for air.

Another tip that comes immediately to mind is try using a swimmer’s snorkel. At first, it’ll be really difficult to keep from water going into your nose but after a few practices, your nose and it’s canals will block out water as a reflex, enabling you to breath through your mouth the entire swim. Hope this helps and sorry for English!

New comment by Proof in "Why It’s Easy for a Bounty Hunter to Find People"

Proof — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:05:09 +0000

Most important step, don’t put yourself in a situation, where a bounty hunter is after you to begin with.

New comment by Proof in "Ask HN: What VPN service are you currently using?"

Proof — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 03:18:00 +0000

F-Secure Oyj is a Finnish company. Due to cultural and societal standards, Finns take their work and product very seriously. If anyone or anything was shady and put peoples’ privacy at risk, the company would be shutdown immediately. It would be on the Finnish news for decades. ;)

New comment by Proof in "Oodi, Helsinki’s new flagship library"

Proof — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:13:30 +0000

Yes, of course!

New comment by Proof in "FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up"

Proof — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 05:34:08 +0000

I think user ‘sixothree’ was stating that a picture would show after unlocking the phone, not after a call. I myself, have had it happen to me several times couple months ago and thought it was really creepy. It almost seemed as if someone was using the front camera without my knowledge. Thought it to be glitch or something at that time.

New comment by Proof in "I woke up unable to speak English"

Proof — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:32:53 +0000

I remember reading cases where elderly people in nursing homes who have lived in (Sweden?) for almost their entire reverted to speaking Finnish as that was the language they grew up speaking.

I put Sweden in parentheses with a question mark because I can’t be sure that is in fact Sweden. It could also be the US. I read about it awhile ago and not in English. Sorry.

New comment by Proof in "11% of Americans don’t use the internet"

Proof — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 05:11:34 +0000

What’s wrong with having a bookbag?

Here in Finland, practically everyone carries one. From young kids to grown adult men and women. I even saw an old person with one the other day. One can’t carry as much nor is it practical to use briefcases.

New comment by Proof in "IPVanish “No-Logging” VPN Led Homeland Security to Comcast User"

Proof — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 21:39:15 +0000

Question: wouldn't it just be more feasible for American govt to request to have all the numbers to be handed to them prior to the sale? That way they would know, where it was bought and be able to track down by whom.

Sorry for my English. I hope my question is understandable.

New comment by Proof in "IPVanish “No-Logging” VPN Led Homeland Security to Comcast User"

Proof — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 21:12:46 +0000

This is exactly the issue that should be stressed repeatedly. When a firm advertises itself as such, that values customers' privacy,etc etc. There should not be any logs, espeically if they make it their number one selling-point.

Regarding illegle activities, if there is a will strong enough that warrents Powers that be to track down something, one way or another, it will happen. No matter, how much one deludes himself into a sense of security. The idiot in the article shoudln't have been posting shit in a fucking irc channel to begin with.

Pardon my english, am very tired and not my mother-language.

New comment by Proof in "A Homomorphic Encryption Illustrated Primer"

Proof — Mon, 14 May 2018 15:25:19 +0000

Great comment! I’m surprised this article does not have many replies. This is incredible step forward in Cryptography. Thank you for your expansion.

New comment by Proof in "Boston Dynamics will start selling its dog-like SpotMini robot in 2019"

Proof — Mon, 14 May 2018 15:05:19 +0000

Of course, the police will find a way to weaponise them. In the end, the Police will justify its weaponisation by saying things like “it is for Officer’s safety” or “It neutralises a ‘threat’ without putting a officer’s life at risk.” Similar avenues have been taken already to justify small police stations owning fucking tanks in USA. A more realistic route, I’m willing to wager on, is that Military will do it first and it will handed down to a Gestapo Force near you! Er, I mean Police Department!

New comment by Proof in "Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012)"

Proof — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 05:13:56 +0000

But it’s far more better to time everything just right so that one arrives at said meeting right on time, no later nor sooner.

I think living in Finland has conditioned this type of attitude of not being too early(for fear of wasting time waiting) or too late (fear of being rude). One thing that helps significantly is to know travel times(by bus,car, etc) and allocate rough estimate to them. Luckily most Euro countries have good public transport to make planning ahead less stressful.

New comment by Proof in "When will the world reach 'peak child'?"

Proof — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 06:53:57 +0000

When you say SA has been complaining about Euro Mosques teaching Extreamism, which definition of Extreamism are you referring to?

The formal one or what Saudis find Extreme? If it is the latter, then Saudis’ complaints would be laughable and ironic since their Human Rights’ record isn’t what anyone would laud them for.

New comment by Proof in "Telegram removed from the App Store for 'inappropriate content'"

Proof — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:12:23 +0000

So I could you liable (by your own creation argument) for having a car of yours(hypothetically you are a Owner of a car dealer) be used in a hit and run? That does really sound like a world you want to live in mate?

New comment by Proof in "Is Your English Accent British or American?"

Proof — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:36:32 +0000

Torilla tavataan!!

New comment by Proof in "How Oprah Winfrey Helped Create Our Irrational, Pseudoscientific Fantasyland"

Proof — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 06:50:24 +0000

I was reading your comment thinking to myself, “by these characteristics, a Mathematician would make a great President!” but then I read “must be a good orator” and all hope was lost.