Criminal Conspiracy Notes
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as a joke or warning shorthand, the 'Stringer Bell warning', about leaving written evidence of illegal plans.
What it is
A very short clip titled Criminal Conspiracy Notes, apparently the scene from The Wire in which Stringer Bell scolds his associates for taking written notes at a meeting.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2015 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Cites grugq · 2015-06 · on “Operational PGP”
To elaborate, the security precautions you take are entirely dependent on the threat you face (or believe you face). If you're Dread Pirate Roberts, creating a detailed diary of you criminal activities is a terrible idea [1]. If you're a 13 yr old girl, creating a detailed day by day diary is probably not a life threatening decision. You should take the precautions appropriate for your threat model and risk appetite. I suggest deleting correspondence after a set period of time. I know people that do a yearly purge of all their sensitive mail for the previous year in January. If you are encrypting for the sake of encrypting, as some people do (see: cover traffic), then you can keep archives o
Cites CPLX · 2021-08 · on “Googlespeak – How Google limits thought about antitrust”
This is what’s known as a Stringer Bell warning[0] and it doesn’t reflect well on the organization who has to make it this aggressively. Yes, it stands to reason that if you’re engaged in a potentially unlawful conspiracy you need to be careful what you put in writing. However if this is coming up constantly and prevents you from using common sense words for your regular business operations then it’s a pretty clear red flag that your actions may be subjecting you to legal liability. [0] [this video]