Obama at SXSW: ‘Absolutist view’ on digital privacy cannot prevail
I wrote long comment in the other thread about Obama at SXSW that is currently on the front page [1].  I don&#x27;t know if it&#x27;s within HN rules to copy&#x2F;paste that wholesale here or not.  Anyway, it&#x27;s been suggested that I create a github repo of the sources I&#x27;ve collected so far (I have about 40-50 relevant links to video excerpts, news articles, briefs, etc.).  I will do that and post back here.<p>So far I haven&#x27;t seen any running list of events maintained by any blog or website that actually links to primary sources.  Most websites link to themselves and are full of editorialization.  I think if you line the facts up in the right manner and link directly not just to the primary sources but also to the relevant sections of those sources, then the story, equation and solution presents itself.  And I think a github repo is a great way to do that.  I&#x27;d welcome any help reformatting my current summary [2] (which right now is behind and does not include sources from my comment from the other thread), such as adding dates to events, recategorizing items, or adding significant new events.  I do not intend to link to every blog post about the issue, just events from major participants such as Apple, the DOJ, politicians, and other public figures.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11270745" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11270745</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;SandersForPresident&#x2F;comments&#x2F;49otvu&#x2F;the_mass_surveillance_debate_kicked_off_by&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;SandersForPresident&#x2F;comments&#x2F;49otvu...</a>