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enig_matic7··on Smartphones can be fooled by fake, digitally composed fingerprints
"The researchers did not test their approach with real phones, and other security experts said the match rate would be significantly lower in real-life conditions. Still, the findings raise troubling questions about the effectiveness of fingerprint security on smartphones."

Wat.

enig_matic7··on Analysis of the Facebook app for iOS
Is there a privacy analysis of the Facebook app that anyone knows about?
enig_matic7··on Ask HN: How do you inculcate a sense of responsibility/ownership in developers?
Tried telling them that many times:

1. Learning about a wide variety of sub-products that few know about 2. Opportunity to influence the roadmap of these products 2. Potential financial reward in the form of a substantial raise 3. [Big picture] Enabling a wide-variety of new customers who will end up becoming revenue streams for the company 4. [3] is a major point to put in one's CV 5. etc.

enig_matic7··on Ask HN: How do you inculcate a sense of responsibility/ownership in developers?
Thanks!

In my case, there is a consistent message sent out to everyone and most people do work hard and eventually get rewarded. Some other people don't care and are OK not to grow and be at the same level for their entire life. I seem to be stuck with such people lately which is what I am trying to deal with.

enig_matic7··on Graphing when your Facebook friends are awake
So, I can mine when my friends are online.

Perhaps, buy some targetted ads about 'SleepCycle' and show them to the naughty ones who sleep less than 6 hours. :P

enig_matic7··on Ask HN: What's going on at IBM?
I remember Mr Buffet talking about how awesome IBM's pipeline for the next few years is. Also, this:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2015/11/17/wh...

enig_matic7··on Ask HN: What's going on at IBM?
Wasn't there something about Warren Buffet investing in IBM?
enig_matic7··on Facebook submits to the TRAI supporting differential pricing of data [pdf]
Does anyone know what's in it for Reliance when they offer Free Basics?
enig_matic7··on You can't trust Amazon Underground
This happened to one of my mates: 1. Ordered some stuff from Amazon using Tor 2. Amazon tracked the change in IP 3. Amazon automatically cancelled the orders and sent a password reset email saying his account may have been compromised