Top 10 Hacker News — Top Stories — March 30, 2026

On March 30, 2026, Hacker News voters turned their sharpest attention to a blistering critique of government surveillance apps and a fierce defense of personal writing. The top-voted stories on the tech community forum reveal a community wrestling with digital autonomy, platform dependency, and the trade-offs of convenience. Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban leads the charge with a scorching 95 points, accusing state-run software of outdoing the very tools they claim to replace on invasiveness. At the same time, Do your own writing (111 points) rails against AI-generated text and the erosion of authentic voice, while How to turn anything into a router (461 points, 172 comments) showcases the hacker spirit of repurposing hardware against corporate lock-in. These aren't just tech tips; they're political statements. The list also includes the whimsical Cherri language for Apple Shortcuts and the playful CodingFont game, showing the community's appetite for both serious critique and creative tools. Data is sourced from the Hacker News API, ranking stories by net upvotes over a 24-hour period ending March 30, 2026.