Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

So they are asking for security through obscurity and actually thinking that is going to last.

The article mentions a training video that demos the product, yet didn’t include it as far as I can tell. Why is that not being published? I don’t want a transcription of a company telling cops to protect their property, I want to see what this company is able to access when they illegally access my property.

Pretty sure if I access a computer system that I’m not authorized to, aka, hacking, I just committed a federal offense, yet a company is legally selling the ability to do that very thing, at scale, to law enforcement and telling them to keep it a secret. Last I checked, a law was a law, and it applied to everybody, not just us common folk.

Also, “certainly mention premium” is rich. So don’t disclose the illegal hacking internals, but do give a shout-out and free marketing for our premium product, so others in gov and law enforcement will see what you got from them and go signup. Shit, do they have a referral bonus to? Get on the stand and mention premium and the referral code WHOWATCHESTHEWATCHERS for 60% off your first month.

What the fuck? How are these companies allowed to do this? Oh right, because their customers are the ones who would normally be arresting them, so it’s fine to break the law.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: