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vmfunc.re
Personal blog · vmfunc.gg/blogsecurity
vmfunc.re is a personal blog at vmfunc.gg about security. Since 2026, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times, most often “The watchers: exposing OpenAI, the US government, and persona”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-02-24, 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 OpenAI's agreement with the US Department of Defense. The comment cites the post's subject, a claimed January approval for top secret use and a government surveillance panel.
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.
lockpicking but for computers
Most-linked posts?
- The watchers: exposing OpenAI, the US government, and persona2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-02-16
What Hacker News says?
Sam Altman is lying and taking advantage of PR right now by saying that they've reached an agreement TONIGHT with the DoD. They've been approved for top secret use since last January... https://x.com/sama/status/2027578580159631610 He's lying, they entered into this agreement last January. We also found out two weeks ago that OpenAI was built into a government panel for a mass surveillance network that looked for hi…
Comment linking /blog/persona
on “OpenAI Entered into an agreement with the DoD last January”Submitted The watchers: exposing OpenAI, the US government, and persona as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted OpenAI, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine as a story · 2 points
HN discussion