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mk  ·  3945 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Leah McGrath Goodman: The Face Behind Bitcoin

I agree that's there's nothing fundamentally wrong (or illegal) with finding out who he is. He started something big, and had to expect the possibility. However, she didn't need to include shots of the house and his license plate. I don't think it added anything in a journalistic sense, and it does increase his personal risk.





kleinbl00  ·  3945 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What - Newsweek unethical? Say it ain't so, Joe!

Wanna see something awesome? ctrl-F this page for "Drudge" and you'll have a pretty good idea why Newsweek is now and has been a "shoot first, ask questions later" house.