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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Case Question: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Will – I learned my lesson back in 1999-2000 when I was actually working as a network engineer. During a major storm my server room took a direct lightning shot that fried my systems, not only did my backups from the week get zapped I lost so many hard drives that everything was essentially lost. This was a case where I really wish I had a…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Platform Culture, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Will – Uber drivers are essentially their own boss and not receiving tips because it’s all calculated into the total fare amount. I just saw another article comparing Uber drivers to that of a typical cab driver. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/05/27/ubers-remarkable-growth-could-end-the-era-of-poorly-paid-cab-drivers/…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Platform Culture, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
John – My driver last week told me how he is an engineer back in Cameroon and because he was not US educated has been unable to get a job. Uber has been providing him the opportunity to provide for his family and he is making enough to send his wife to school now, which actually is quite exciting to me.
I’ve also tried the other services such…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Security and Fraud, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Exactly… Humans are the weakest link and until you make it dummyproof we will continue to make mistakes that cause others harm. Password sharing, opening secure doors for others, leaving laptops in public. All of these things add to the risks and yet individuals think of it as acceptable behavior.
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Security and Fraud, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
When I look at question #1 my simple answer is certainly not. Technology has constantly been evolving, but when I look at credit card companies specifically, we are still using the same type of technology that allows our information to be viewed or stolen by others. We as a society are still using a little plastic card that fits in our wallet…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Security and Fraud, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Chris,
Do you really feel that fraud has been made easier by technology? I think that it’s become larger scale, but not actually easier. When I look at the early 2000s when the internet was becoming popular with individuals there were tons of trojans and viruses that allowed us to take control of other individuals computers. This made every…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Security and Fraud, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Maybe not all specifically financial, but all have a financial component:
PF Changs
HomeDepot
Staples
Anthem
Sony
Neiman MarcusIn all honesty it’s not really the ones I know about but the ones we don’t know about that should scare us. Do you think if that small store down the road lost access to your personal information they would…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Case Question: Airbnb — Information Sharing, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Josh – I think that background checks protect much more than property. You are often sharing a residence with individuals who may have a history of violent crimes and honestly i’d like to avoid that. When I think of employers in the USA I would say that the overwhelming majority would conduct a background check on their employees. In my eyes…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, February 16, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
I actually wanted to check and I’ve used Uber 35 times in the last 12 months, in LA, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas and San Francisco. I’d say this actually makes me a pretty regular user of Uber and i’ve used all the services from Taxi, UberBlack and UberXL. On very few occasions i’ve ever experienced an issue with Uber drivers and…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, February 16, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
I know quite a few people who are certified ethical hackers who their job is to test the security of a network by attempting to hack it. They are also the ones that are usually put on projects like this to a) stop the intrusion from continuing b) prevent it from happening again.
I believe the breach and Sunnylake occurred not because of an…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
I also like to research and overresearch information about where I am staying and I rely heavily on tripadvisor to do so. However, to get a great deal on a place to stay, I would be happy to submit to a criminal background check to ensure I don’t have previous crimes that I have committed. While I understand not everyone would be willing, I…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Will – Great perspective. You are right we have all been focusing on if they could or could not have prevented it, but the simple fact is that it occurred. As with anything that happens it about how you handle it. You also want to ensure while you are changing the process you stress that to the public in order to discourage others from…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
John – That is a beefy battery pack up to 61k… I’m actually very curious if that’s legal to take on a plane as I believe there are rules around the mAh that you can take. I’ll let you know if I can find out.
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
This is part of their model, they allow you to put your entire house up for rent, one room, multiple rooms and this is up to the host. I would never blame the renter for having their house robbed, she actually did the right things by locking the valuables up. I’m sure you have TVs in your house, if you were to participate in this would you…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Rachel
I agree with you, especially if you could pay by cash. Why would the renter mind losing a security deposit when they just ransacked the house of every valuable. However, if you required the deposit to be done by credit card, and could validate the individual I believe the likelihood of them committing a crime to your residence would…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Chris,
I made a similar comment about insurance as I took the thought from what Uber does. It actually provides an umbrella policy to all of the drivers incase of any accident. Now my concern is around the cost of implementing a program. If you are renting out a room in your house it’s probably less likely that you are going to have someone…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
I believe when you are participating in a service like Airbnb the renter should know as much about their hosts as the host knows about the renter. We have all heard the horror stories about meeting up with someone anonymously on websites like craigslist where you know very little or nothing about each other and it leads to disastrous results.…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Case Question: Airbnb — "EJ" Incident, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Regardless of how well thought out your strategy is you will still have criminals who want to commit a crime and will find a way. However, while I don’t think that Airbnb could have prevented this type of occurrence from ever happening they could have easily limited the potential for this, as well as protected the homeowner in an event of such an…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Another product that you might want to consider is zwave products. I have it setup where for a monthly fee I have lights, thermostat and door locks tied to together. It’s actually quite exciting that I can go to my door and by using my keycode it can automatically turn lights on in the house and even set the temperature I want. I like you am a…[Read more]
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