Of course some people see things as attacks and some people see things as questions
"And before I begin, you should probably clarify if your views are representing The University of Calgary’s views, The University of California at Berkeley’s views, or your commercial endeavor AppCensus’s views, or your views representing any customer, agency, etc…? If in fact these views are completely independent and personal, that is also helpful to note."
when indeed he starts by introducing himself as
"I'm Joel Reardon, a professor at the University of Calgary, who researches
privacy in the mobile space." and that's it.
If there is anything else there, she should just have said "I would be good if you disclosed that you are paid by a competitor/..../financial intereest" but insinuating that the poster has an agenda without providing any evidence (when the poster himself presented 34 sources for his post)
looks like an ad hominem attack.
When indeed she doesn't seem to introduce herself, explain her affiliations or shares.
"And before I begin, you should probably clarify if your views are representing The University of Calgary’s views, The University of California at Berkeley’s views, or your commercial endeavor AppCensus’s views, or your views representing any customer, agency, etc…? If in fact these views are completely independent and personal, that is also helpful to note."
when indeed he starts by introducing himself as
"I'm Joel Reardon, a professor at the University of Calgary, who researches privacy in the mobile space." and that's it.
If there is anything else there, she should just have said "I would be good if you disclosed that you are paid by a competitor/..../financial intereest" but insinuating that the poster has an agenda without providing any evidence (when the poster himself presented 34 sources for his post) looks like an ad hominem attack.
When indeed she doesn't seem to introduce herself, explain her affiliations or shares.