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vaseemon Bruteforcing the phone number of any Google user

Btb. Thank you !

vaseemon Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok

AI needs user data, user generated content and behavior patterns.

Google has platforms Google also purchased Reddit user content. Meta had platforms and user content.

vaseemon Slack's private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays

Source code is stolen to explore vulnerabilities and develop zero day exploits.

More in this podcast https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/19/

vaseemon Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribution

Thanks for the friendly reminder to donate. Signal needs to stick around. I am also open to seeing some ads on the platform if that's what it takes to keep it alive and well.

vaseemon Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central District of California

thanks Signal, thanks aclu

https://www.aclu.org/ https://signal.org/

Nothing is free, support these folks.

vaseemon Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central District of California

thanks Signal, thanks ACLU

https://www.aclu.org/ https://signal.org/donate/

Nothing is free, support these folks.

vaseemon FTC Puts Hundreds of Businesses on Notice about Fake Reviews

Amazon sent free products for reviews from customers, Amazon is the chief architect of Fake reviews

vaseemon Ask HN: How did Google botch messaging/video/hangouts so badly?

Actually it hasn't. Ever get annoyed whether your email is in primary, updates, promotions or social.

Previously I had rules, almost all marketing went to labels or trash. Is it just me or have the rules become inconsistent?

vaseemon Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

I wonder how they plan to handle piracy and DMCA implications

vaseemon Collection of public datasets packaged as SQLite databases

https://github.com/collections/open-data

https://github.com/datasets/awesome-data

vaseemon Vinod Khosla Wins Ruling Threatening Public Beach Access

Irony is not lost, just like this pay-walled article

vaseemon Google Calendar Event Injection with MailSniper (2017)

What happens when SPAM events are sent to Office365 users?

vaseemon Google Calendar Event Injection with MailSniper (2017)

Thanks for highliting this. This isn't getting required attention from Google.

vaseemon Amazon.com Credit Builder: Build credit with no annual fee

For mortgages what you stated is still the process. It gets expensive to do through investigation and review all documents, pay slips and bank account for something as trivial as say 'buying a phone' or 'getting internet service'. Credit score has its place there

vaseemon Kong gateway reaches 1.0 GA, now supports service mesh

I am surprised you did not try to upsell Enterprise version

vaseemon A Peddler of Fake Reviews on TripAdvisor Gets Jail Time

Paid fake news is okay, but not this. Our value system is totally .... up !

vaseemon Blocklist Facebook domains

Homelab: pi-hole, pfsense, openvpn Mobile Devices: openvpn client

vaseemon India's Indira canteen: The best meal you can buy for 13 cents

These are scraps to hide the big loot at the top.

vaseemon Why Isn’t It a Crime to Kill a Cyclist with a Car?

Laws like these are very dangerous.

vaseemon Why Isn’t It a Crime to Kill a Cyclist with a Car?

It can be very difficult for someone to notice a bicycle on 40~55mph roads. Cyclists are definitely taking a risk. I wear Neon cycling shirt and avoid peak time when cycling.

Laws aside, I don't think Cyclists should block lanes esp' during peak traffic time. I actually would like a ban on main roads during rush hours, number of folks change lanes and create very dangerous situations for all.

vaseemon India unveils $2.5B plan to electrify all households by end 2018

actually it translates to 'balls'