Comment on I stole the data in millions of people’s Google accountsComments−ghusbands5yCan the title be altered to contain the truth? (That this is a hypothetical scenario, and no data has been stolen.) The article is a bait and switch but that doesn't mean HN should do the same. Changing "stole" to "could steal" would work.−necovek5yI am personally happy to have been kept on suspense for the whole 3 minutes.Maybe because I don't store anything on my Google throwaway accounts, but whatever the reason, I did not mind the title being what it is.
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Can the title be altered to contain the truth? (That this is a hypothetical scenario, and no data has been stolen.) The article is a bait and switch but that doesn't mean HN should do the same. Changing "stole" to "could steal" would work.
I am personally happy to have been kept on suspense for the whole 3 minutes.
Maybe because I don't store anything on my Google throwaway accounts, but whatever the reason, I did not mind the title being what it is.