Jack Yan (甄爵恩)So weird to see the glee with which #KimDotcomʼs extradition is being reported—people are treating him worse than pædophile Ron Brierley. Is it because heʼs an immigrant, or is it because of his weight?
Phil@jackyan I think it's his corruption? I'm just spitballing here though.
@paw In what way? (Genuine question—I know he faces fraud charges—do you mean those?)
Carl@jackyan @paw
He has a massive backstory of corrupt and criminal activity, occasionally resulting in imprisonment, going back years Jack... I first came across him in the late 90's and he was well known in infosec circles as being a charlatan and con-man extraordinaire even then.
You can certainly argue that some of the 'crimes' were victimless if you assume a corporation can't be a victim, but there is the embezzlement and insider trading etc. as well.
His money is not 'clean' by any means.
He has a massive backstory of corrupt and criminal activity, occasionally resulting in imprisonment, going back years Jack... I first came across him in the late 90's and he was well known in infosec circles as being a charlatan and con-man extraordinaire even then.
You can certainly argue that some of the 'crimes' were victimless if you assume a corporation can't be a victim, but there is the embezzlement and insider trading etc. as well.
His money is not 'clean' by any means.
@carl_klitscher @paw Speaking of Thiel, years ago, I started a hashtag #NeilNotThiel over on OnlyKlans, supporting Neil Gaiman living here and not the other bloke … yeah, that didn’t work out terribly well …