<story><title>I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for</title><url>http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-conceal-my-identity-same-way-aaron.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>watty</author><text>Context is important in law.  It&apos;s not illegal to change your mac address or wear a ski mask.  It can be illegal to do both of these things while committing other crimes.&lt;p&gt;I&apos;m really sick of these sensational posts/comments showing up on HN.  I know, I&apos;m not supposed to complain about quality of posts or comments but the past week has really changed my view on the current state of HN.  Witch hunts, sensational stories, jumping to conclusions, hating the law/government, etc.  Let&apos;s go back to technical news.</text></comment>
<story><title>I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for</title><url>http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-conceal-my-identity-same-way-aaron.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>JayNeely</author><text>&lt;i&gt;Besides taking the &quot;civil liberty&quot; angle, I&apos;m trying to get to the &quot;witchcraft&quot; angle. As Arthur C Clarke puts it, &quot;Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic&quot;. Here is my corollary: &quot;Any sufficiently technical expert is indistinguishable from a witch&quot;. People fear magic they don&apos;t understand, and distrust those who wield that magic. Things that seem reasonable to technical geeks seem illegal to the non-technical.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excellent insight.</text></comment>