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XOT: On Privacy, Security, and... is a personal blog at blog.xot.nl about security and politics. Since 2017, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 39 times, most often “Fix TLS – Let’s Get Rid of Certificates”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters cite this privacy and security blog's 2020 post on the Google and Apple contact tracing framework, quoting its point that app standards get built into the operating system layer.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Fix TLS – Let’s Get Rid of Certificates2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-02-26
- Using blockchain for identity management is mostly ridiculous2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-10-09
- Google Apple Contact Tracing (GACT): a wolf in sheep’s clothes?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-04-19
- Mutual Contact Discovery2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-09-27
- The European Digital Identity Framework2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-06-14
What Hacker News says?
From https://blog.xot.nl/2020/04/19/google-apple-contact-tracing-... > It is one thing to agree on a few best practices for contact tracing and force app providers to adhere to those standards. It is quite another to bake that standard into the operating system layer, active in the background, ready to be deployed. We have to trust Apple and Google to diligently perform this strict vetting of apps, to resist any coe…
Comment linking /2020/04/19/google-apple-contact-tracing-gact-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothes/
on “Showdown looms between Silicon Valley, U.S. states over contact tracing apps”Submitted Google Apple Contact Tracing (GACT): a wolf in sheep’s clothes? as a story · 229 points
HN discussion:D I also got so annoyed that I started curating blogs and videos (as myth-busters) to help me bring the point across in discussions. My experience with this is sadly that changing anyone's mind who has already made it up is _really_ hard. Here is my list: Blockchains Are a Bad Idea (James Mickens) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15RTC22Z2xI Hacking Blockchain (Konstantinos Karagiannis, Chief Technology Officer, Sec…
Comment linking /2017/09/06/blockcerts-using-blokchain-for-identity-management-is-mostly-ridiculous/
on “SEC Commissioner's “safe harbor” proposal for ICOs will only enable scammers”Submitted Stop the Apple and Google contact tracing platform as a story · 183 points
HN discussionAlso see: Privacy Myth 2 - You Have Zero Privacy Anyway—Get Over It https://blog.xot.nl/2021/09/20/privacy-myth-2-you-have-zero-...
Comment linking /2021/09/20/privacy-myth-2-you-have-zero-privacy-anyway-get-over-it/index.html
on “Privacy Myth 1 – We Are Not Collecting Personal Data”Submitted Using blockchain for identity management is mostly ridiculous as a story · 90 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fix TLS – Let’s Get Rid of Certificates as a story · 84 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tainting the CSAM client-side scanning database as a story · 39 points
HN discussionSubmitted Privacy Myth 1 – We Are Not Collecting Personal Data as a story · 24 points
HN discussionSubmitted Some observations on the final text of the European Digital Identity framework as a story · 23 points
HN discussionSubmitted Should open source development platforms be a public utility? as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Passkeys and EIDAS – The Future of Authentication as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Black Mirror script idea – Groomer as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Do fair design patterns exist? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Suggestions to make international train travel more attractive as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Mutual Contact Discovery as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Readwise? Unwise – Privacy concerns over eBook-highlight import tool as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fix TLS: Let's get rid of certificates: A clarification and some improvements as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fix TLS. Let’s get rid of certificates as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted It's Not the (Super) Intelligence, Stupid as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted A QR Code on Food? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cryptographers' Feedback on the EU Identity Wallet as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Raisin, stop abetting identity theft as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Will the digital euro be equivalent to cash? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted From Postbox Back to Thunderbird as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Add friction to counter WhatsApp fraud as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The European Digital Identity Framework as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Apple’s Private Relay. A first step towards Mixing for the Masses as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Signal contact discovery and notification privacy concerns as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted A secure and privacy friendly offline digital euro as a story · 1 points
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