Hacker News on 1 November 2019

• Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B
• Encrypted web traffic now exceeds 90%
• Linus Torvalds: Git proved I could be more than a one-hit wonder
• Setting up a home VPN server with WireGuard
• The Fantasy of Opting Out
• Firefox to Discontinue Sideloaded Extensions
• Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2019)
• U.S. opens a national security review of TikTok’s acquisition of Musical.ly
• Gaggle monitors the work and communications of almost 5M students in the US
• Show HN: Turn any website into an API (for those who miss Kimono)