kenbaylor

You are right. The term is over-used, and many of the original tribes have very much blended. Some however, have not (dark green in map) Here is a good list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Celtic_tribes

They probably have already received the cease and desist letter from the 'other Ripple' (https://ripple.com/)

....seriously what were they thinking?

True, but it's optional. Their 'by default' options are pretty reasonable.

Regarding #6, use Authy.

Does everything Google authenticator does, but you can upgrade your phone and use other devices as backups (in case of device loss)

GPG has multiple uses.

1) it is now much easier to use with Mac mail. The GUI is simple to use once configured. Gpgtools.org has done a great job.

2) when you ‘sign’ email it appears visibly different than otherwise to the recipient and can be a good anti-phishing indicator.

3) I agree with Moxie that GPG encrypted mail is rare. S/MIME with its support from Microsoft, seems to be winning in that space.

Pooja is female.

You are correct. All things with even the vaguest hint of security and safety were lumped there. Antifraud, monitoring who touches which logs, being the sole provider of electronic evidence in all investigations, infosec, competitive information, investigating rapes, putting listening devices into the uber app .....very unorthodox.

And just for an FYI: California law SB1386 requires mandatory breach notification when drivers license data is stolen.... which this team knew very very well.

So this was willful. Expect many more exits.

Regarding Joe's previous behaviour: https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/10/12127638/uber-ergo-invest... https://lawyerist.com/ubers-secret-encrypted-far-reaching-in...

A lot more will likely leak out now. Iceberg tip located.

Oh there's more. Much more.

Beyond gouging: $221,000-$571,000 Total Estimated Pre-ICO Investment, PLUS 5% of the funds raised.

Same here. In the early days, the price was driven by emotion. Every time there was a problem, everyone sold and the price went to the floor.

"Use your token as a gas and get reward in CRPT from all users transactions every month" from https://crypterium.io/ --Unfortunately that statement makes it a security. As HN is based in the US (with an awesome worldwide community), that's not a good thing... have a read of this https://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts/ia_solicitation.pdf

Funnily enough UberX wasn't the first. Uber was only using licensed Taxi drives for UberBlack, and wanted to do UberX, but knew they'd be shut down immediately. Then Lyft did it....normal people accepting rides. Uber waited for the Lyft shutdown. Didn't happen. Then the city of SF proposed giving Lyft a licence.

At that point, Uber pulled out the brakes and that changed their view on regulations permanently.

Source---straight from Travis (TK) himself.

From the website: "Who is the founder? The founder is a master trading group and a team of marketing professionals guiding the company."

Not exactly inspiring confidence

That would be correct if the law was settled in this area. It is not. Generally you also need to prove intent for fraud, and if the law is not settled, it will be hard to prove fraudulent intent.

That's by design. If there's equity or promise of profits, it automatically trigger the 'it's a security' lever. The SEC DAO paper (linked below) acknowledges the same.

Your point that many are 'forced into the blockchain' to get an ICO is 100% correct.

This is very insightful. It is however a vast expansion from what they have publicly stated in the DAO report. https://www.sec.gov/litigation/investreport/34-81207.pdf

Mr Villardo's comments are chilling. If as you said "Basically, ICOs are 99% of the time classified as securities in the US.", the SEC needs to come out and say it.

This will of course lead to the freezing of US persons from participating in most ICOs, and lead most of our crypto community to move to Switzerland.

Colony took a very conservative view of the way things may turn out. But even if they went ahead, they would have been far far far away from the cross-hairs of the SEC.

Colony are a legitimate business and honest. The SEC is only going after the egregious ones, as they don't want to kill nascent crypto/ICOs in the USA.

This is a tough space. Many people will come in with 'tech solutions' others will come in with 'consultants'. I'm pretty deep in the weeds in this one.

My 2c: 1) Get a great data protection officer early. They set the roadmap. Can't afford one? you can outsource it (<shameless plug>dataprotectors.eu </plug> and a few others provide the service). Make sure he/she is certified by a competent body

2) You DPO must know BOTH techie stuff, and law and your core business.

3) Your DPO reports to the board, and has very strong powers legally. Choose them well.

4) they have to sign off on the vast majority of things you do (so get one who understands your business)

5) No GDPR compliance can shut you down in Europe pretty quickly (from s sales perspective) and be a massive distraction. Fix it early.

Bad or no DPO = GDPR fail.

I spent the weekend with some employees of a company that did an ICO earlier this year, and YES they are paid in the ICO coins.

And that includes ever visiting or transiting through those countries.

It's from the EU Cookie Directive, updated in 2015: https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/

and it's going to get more complicated under GDPR and the ePrivacy directive:

https://www.informationweek.com/big-data/cookie-law-vs-gdpr-...?

GDPR is NOT limited to the EU, but is focused on protecting EU data subjects no matter where they are, so US companies may be affected. Many US companies are signing up for Privacy Shield, which is updated annually, so it will spread beyond the EU in the years to come.

A veiled James Damore ('Google Manifesto') analogy perhaps?

Depends where you are located. First line for me was pain killers. Then injections of pain killers, then chymopapain. Then surgery. My doctors did not 'believe in' physical therapy by non-doctors.

Totally not bullshit.

Hospitals alone kill close to 100,000 Americans alone each year. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-many-die-from-medical...

Chiropractors are good: 1) Personal experience. They have helped my spine recover multiple times, in record recovery time. 2) Modern medicine consists of prescribing drugs, or high risk surgeries. Paralysis for life is a real risk. 3) If you get a great one, they will add years of pain-free time for your life

Chiropractors are also bad: a) There are some 'religious schools' founded by 'bodies for Christ' aka Maximized Living that make some interesting claims. Unfortunately these are becoming common b) many new chiropractors have poor technique. This often goes back to the previous point. c) Unless the person is really good don't let them mess with your neck. There is a growing link between neck manipulation and strokes, especially when 'fast techniques' are involved. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deanna_Rothwell/publica...

TLDR; This doesn't mean that Chiropractors are bad. There are many many great ones and it really works.

There are many quacks who drink the cool aid. They are mostly new graduates.

Modern medicine's approach to back and neck pain is utterly subpar and medieval. There are many quacks there too, and they kill a lot more every year.

And the medical community also disavowed Surgery as 'quackery' not too long ago: http://mentalfloss.com/article/66664/how-uneducated-butchers...

Once Google Fi is activated, it can work on iPhones and other devices. I use it all the time when traveling. Data-only SIM cards are free on Fi, (with no monthly recurring fee) so you can roam on multiple devices and only pay a very low fee ($10/gig) for what you use.

Looks like their last interactions were in 2010. Time for a rematch :-)

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2010/02/ticke...

The Federal Trade Commission very actively prosecutes 'Deceptive Practices' that affect consumers. Sounds like the author (or anyone else affected) should file a complaint. A FTC 'consent decree' is effectively a $100m fine. Google, Microsoft and others have had to comply with FTC consent decrees: https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/supmanual/cch/ftca....

The law in question is 242-FZ. It has nothing to do with censorship, but to do with data localization: Keeping the data of Russian citizens within the border of Russia.

With the adoption of the GDPR by the EU in 2018, such approaches may become more common.