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torben-friis • today at 10:33 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

If he had stored an important password on a postit on his laptop, would you call that a private matter?

I'm personally not interested in the morals of cheating, but claiming this is a private issue is crazy, as is removing his agency and implying it was something done to him. You don't fall in a random's bed by stumbling.


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joyeuse6701 • today at 2:09 PM

True, you get seduced. You think Russian and Chinese spy agencies leave these things to chance?

bartread • today at 11:16 AM

> If he had stored an important password on a postit on his laptop, would you call that a private matter?

Whoa, whoa, who, whoa, whoa! You know the rules: no leaking next week’s headlines in advance. What kind of outfit do you think we’re running here?

I do agree though: regardless of whether the woman is a Chinese agent or not, and regardless of whether he knew or suspected (I doubt he did), this affair represents a serious lapse in judgement that has implications far beyond his personal life.

If you can be compromised personally, you can certainly be compromised professionally.

I suspect it won’t happen, because it would likely tank the stock, but really he should be thinking about resigning.

codeduck • today at 10:59 AM

"Oops, I tripped and somehow my penis ended up inside them."