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ds

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About ds

Herding cats @ https://redact.dev - Delete your digital footprint

Personal site and contact info -> http://harknesslabs.com

Recent public activity

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    4chan has been hacked, Database exposed

    Seems to be a full database access hack as well. As expected, Lots of bad words on the site currently, album link below is not safe for work : https://imgur.(NSFW)com/a/qa-won-R7c6…

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    Comment #42702076

    Nearly a decade ago, there was a website called thehunt.com that basically ran out of money and some employees were acqui-hired by pinterest. All of the assets were left to rot and…

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    Comment #41825322

    I talked at length with theo about this here if anyone wants a catch up from the very start https://youtu.be/u-KCKEWMt-Q?t=774 Cliffnotes- This is a absolutely insane situation but…

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    Comment #41569508

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    Comment #41569462

    > "One shot attack" >> This is the second time israel has done this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Ayyash

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    Comment #41279487

    I believe that disabling core isolation and bitlocker will also give a 2-3% gain as well. Not worth it though for the security loss.

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    Comment #41042313

    Far more likely is Google was not willing to complete the deal and was pulling the plug after looking at internal data. Wiz, fearing the bad press of Google backing out rushes to t…

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    Comment #40570025

    The destruction of synapse is because of one thing: They were way, way too reliant on mercury, who was there far and away largest client. Mercury woke up one day, chose violence an…

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    Comment #40385403

    Just another read to mass delete your Slack DM's before you quit your job/move to another job. https://redact.dev (my startup) makes this easy.

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    Comment #39795082

    All the existing databroker remover tools are flawed because they make use of manual labor to remove you from sites, primarily done by people in third world countries. We @ https:/…

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    Ask HN: Why does stripe not let you accept crypto payments?

    Stripe itself just gives corporate non-speak answers. When I say "accept crypto" I mean if I am on some random website that uses stripe for payments, the ability to select crypto a…

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    Comment #39288993

    We are working on a fully local version of this @ https://redact.dev - Beta should be out within a month or so. Huge (obvious) advantages for doing it locally

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    Comment #38991771

    Id get into this debate, but its been done a million times before. Heres the cliffnotes of how it goes though, roughly: * So is minimum wage ok then? * Why cant a minimum wage pers…

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    Comment #38991711

    You can trust them only as much as you think they have self interest in not being sued for doing something nefarious. That said, they could very easily have a data breach and every…

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    Comment #38991396

    I am not OK with supporting someone getting paid 2-3 dollars a day for this labor and would prefer to not support that business model if I can. I also dont trust those workers not …

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    Comment #38991176

    The big thing to know is the following: Google yourself - See what shows up that shouldnt. Go through those sites and manually opt out. Its not too hard and you get the biggest off…

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    Comment #38653459

    Technically speaking, Beeper can keep working for a long time. That is, Until apple starts checking if the client is on a official apple device. This may or may not be feasible for…

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    Comment #38250047

    This is a 1 dimensional view of things. Maybe I can simplify it for you with this question: Does Google have the ability to legally compel you to only use chrome? Im guessing you w…

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    Comment #38120259

    Its great that Microsoft has teams- but nothing to do with skype as a consumer front-facing product. Years ago, Skype was the de-facto solution for video calls and video meetings. …

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    Comment #38116122

    How much they paid for Mint vs CK has little bearing. Google bought youtube for 1.6b and Motorola for 12b (later sold for 3b) - Which would you rather focus on today? I dont disagr…

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    Comment #38115132

    The fact that this is being shut down vs being sold or at least integrated deeply in credit karma speaks so poorly for the intuit management I am not even sure what to say. The app…

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    Comment #37851814

    Isnt the statute of limitations for collecting taxes 10 years? 2004 is 19 years...

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    Comment #37847213

    It will vary state by state. In florida you can force their hand if you are a veteran or in one of a few specialized jobs. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%2…

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    Comment #37847113

    We have a very strong freedom of speech in this country, to the point its kinda insane. (See the citizens united ruling for instance) So, yes. We cant imagine it because basically …