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Except that everyone has some data that they want to keep private...

Maybe you want to keep your text messages private from your employer, or your browsing history private from your children, or your maximum driving speeds private from your local law-enforcement, or your sexual preference separate from your wife, or etc, etc.



I think the GP is repeating the line that we the public are always sold by these government agencies re privacy for comic effect :)


Hook, line, sinker.

Embarassed. :)


If it's missing the customary "/s" then good old Poe's Law can work its magic on even the best and brightest


Props for owning up


I think you kind of missed the sarcasm.


If only there were a sarcasm punctuation... Sadly, we only have emoticons. ;)


I frequently use the tilde ('~') for this purpose. Others use "/s".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation

Most of the marks historically used for insincerity or irony would fail today because they cannot be typed on any keyboards.


Hmm... I only (mis)use the tilda as an expression of uncertainty, like "~130Mbit".


That's not a misuse, indicating that a value is a loose approximation is a major use of the tilde.


there are quotes around, should more than enough.


It should (be), maybe, but is a mistake worthy of downvotes? Probably, I guess.

Lesson: Never misinterpret, especially when feeding the ego.


It's kind of customary around HN to end sarcastic comments with /s


Humour is wasted on the internet.


Wants mean little. I want to marry Taylor Swift.




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