Downside of these things - if you report quickly so people can update, you risk missing new information. If you hold back, you risk people acting on old information, which might be a pretty significant change and consequences!
Hard to say what's right. Goodness knows I don't know
I always try to get the most accurate information possible at the time of writing, and I usually prefer to post a little late until most of the information has been out and has a higher chance of being confirmed/true. This lets me compare different sources to determine what information is more likely to be true and what isn't. While this doesn't deliver the news quickly to readers I believe that the tradeoff towards more accurate information is worth it (granted I will still make mistakes, or publish inaccurate information, even while doing my best not to). The other thing is, ShieldMe is not a news publication. My main goals (as of now) through this writing are to spread privacy and security to as many people as possible and to help others be more mindful of their digital habits and presence. While this also includes keeping readers updated about privacy and security related news, I don't think this is the main purpose of my publication. I tend to post news articles when there's a string of interesting smaller tech events happening one after another, when there's a standout big one that just demands to be shared, or both (the case of this post). All of this is why I try to be as brief as I can in my news-related articles and I usually don't try to go deep into details as other news sources are most likely better-equipped to report on these incidents quicker and more accurately than I am. The main purpose of these kinds of posts is to give readers a window into important things that are happening in the tech world - which they may have missed - so they can do their own digging and research, or take necessary steps accordingly. I like to think of these kinds of posts more like a curation or small introductory posts, rather than a fully fletched news article.
> Additionally, one user pointed out that YouTube's JavaScript code contains code that intentionally adds a 5-second delay to non-Chrome browsers.
Later comments suggest it's not browsers specific. My code-fu isn't good enough to be confident in my ability to check that assertion, though
Thanks for pointing it out, I will do some digging and update the piece accordingly.
Downside of these things - if you report quickly so people can update, you risk missing new information. If you hold back, you risk people acting on old information, which might be a pretty significant change and consequences!
Hard to say what's right. Goodness knows I don't know
I always try to get the most accurate information possible at the time of writing, and I usually prefer to post a little late until most of the information has been out and has a higher chance of being confirmed/true. This lets me compare different sources to determine what information is more likely to be true and what isn't. While this doesn't deliver the news quickly to readers I believe that the tradeoff towards more accurate information is worth it (granted I will still make mistakes, or publish inaccurate information, even while doing my best not to). The other thing is, ShieldMe is not a news publication. My main goals (as of now) through this writing are to spread privacy and security to as many people as possible and to help others be more mindful of their digital habits and presence. While this also includes keeping readers updated about privacy and security related news, I don't think this is the main purpose of my publication. I tend to post news articles when there's a string of interesting smaller tech events happening one after another, when there's a standout big one that just demands to be shared, or both (the case of this post). All of this is why I try to be as brief as I can in my news-related articles and I usually don't try to go deep into details as other news sources are most likely better-equipped to report on these incidents quicker and more accurately than I am. The main purpose of these kinds of posts is to give readers a window into important things that are happening in the tech world - which they may have missed - so they can do their own digging and research, or take necessary steps accordingly. I like to think of these kinds of posts more like a curation or small introductory posts, rather than a fully fletched news article.