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by rdtsc 5707 days ago
Just a word of warning, be careful about making such comments.

I know someone who was visited by FBI at their workplace, and at home, because of what they said on a message board. They speculated about how a terrorist attack _could_ happen.

Then there is the recent case of Yasir Afifi. FBI were tracking him because his friend made a post that caught their attention.

Unfortunately our law enforcement and other government agencies don't interpret "freedom of speech" like most regular citizens do. And it certainly doesn't guarantee protections against harassment and embarrassing bullying that accompanies such "investigations"

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Umm... First of all, I know about how your government violates civil rights. But I am Indian so I don't think FBI will track me. And seriously, even FBI can't think that this could happen.
Sorry rick_2047, I assumed you were an American citizen.

Most our contributors are American citizens but I forget how many international HNers there are.