Why Did the Hong Kong Police Subscribe to Me?

Their National Security Department, no less! (Plus, a search engine update.)

I have gotten a lot of new subscribers lately, which is lovely. Welcome!

But yesterday, I got one that is maybe not so welcome. The email address in question: nsd-public~at~police~dot~gov~dot~hk.

I looked up the email address immediately. It is not just a Hong Kong Police Force address—it is specifically their shiny new “National Security Department”:

The …