What we got: awareness about vehicle trackers and some tips on how to handle them.
I believe awareness of technology is crucial for civil society. Sure it's got a clickbaity title, but it worked in getting HN on it.
I believe awareness of technology is crucial for civil society. Sure it's got a clickbaity title, but it worked in getting HN on it.
EDIT: I've had my faith restored. Added reply to a comment below.
There's also the fact that the article did not cheat in any way, but reflected one's mindset while discovering such an issue. A bit of trickery, sure, but what's life without plot twists?
BUT: I didn't read the whole article. I read kogepathic's comment first, which gave away the twist and framed the headline as clickbait, and I went along with that. But I now see it's as you say. Lesson learned.
I definitely don't think that writing an intriguing headline and delivering on it with a satisfying story counts as clickbait. Clickbait is something that fails to deliver at all, not something that delivers in a way you didn’t expect.
This article has a good story arc, and I enjoyed the read, and learnt something to boot.
https://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/technology/tor-developer-fb...
The EFF is roughly in the same bucket - i.e. some interest from federal agencies due to empowering individuals relative to the state.