> Like I said, it doesn't fit the narrative of "data collectors = bad", it doesn't create the right emotional response, it doesnt help people hate equifax more, so it gets suppressed and immediately downvoted, on any forum.
Have you considered that this might be caused by blind spots in your own news consumption?
For example, you previously linked to an article from 2019 that suggest the breach might have been a governmental attack, but you seem to have ignored the fact that 4 PLA members were indicted in February. There was widespread news coverage about this, including multiple submissions on this very forum. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22289826 does not look like it was "suppressed and immediately downvoted".
Have you considered that this might be caused by blind spots in your own news consumption?
For example, you previously linked to an article from 2019 that suggest the breach might have been a governmental attack, but you seem to have ignored the fact that 4 PLA members were indicted in February. There was widespread news coverage about this, including multiple submissions on this very forum. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22289826 does not look like it was "suppressed and immediately downvoted".