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Chris Yiu
Personal blog · yiu.co.uk/blogpoliticseconomics
Chris Yiu's personal blog at yiu.co.uk covers politics and economics. Since 2016, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “How do ads track people?”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-08, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked in a thread on UK laws letting authorities see people's internet browsing history. The one comment discusses the risk of ISPs keeping that data safe, but does not judge the post's writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Public policy for the internet era.
Most-linked posts?
- How do ads track people?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-06-13
- Who can view my internet history? (UK)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-11-22
What Hacker News says?
This is an important point. Even if, for whatever reason, you agree with governments being able to access this data in extreme cases (suspected terrorism, whatever) and even if we put aside concerns about governments misusing this power, this bill also relies on ISPs keeping data safe. That is a huge risk in itself. Not to mention the number of government agencies and departments that can access your data [0]. Does…
Comment linking /blog/who-can-view-my-internet-history/
on “Everyone who can now see your entire internet history, including the taxman”Submitted How do ads track people? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Who can view my internet history? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Jaffa Cake Economics as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How did adverts get so good at following us around? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Who can view my internet history? (UK) as a story · 1 points
HN discussion
