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> I'll remain a part of HIBP. I fully intend to be part of the acquisition, that is some company gets me along with the project. HIBP's brand is intrinsically tied to mine and at present, it needs me to go along with it.

He's made it pretty clear in the blog post that he intends to stay on and has acknowledged that his reputation plays an important part in making HIBP what it is.


Which matters little, because it matters who the ultimate boss is.


It's common for a founder to say this. It's extremely rare for a founder to actually stay aboard.


One this is to trust a person. Absolutely another - trust whole company where this person works.


Possibly StackOverflow Careers data?


It still gives the same warning if you remove the phone number while TOTP is enabled. But I was able to remove and then set up TOTP based 2FA without a phone number.

I should add that removing the phone number didn't actually delete the number from my profile (who could have known?). You have to go into the Mobile tab and remove the phone number again.

All this despite me reluctantly adding my phone number just for 2FA. Dark patterns throughout the website.


> Sure and while you're at it why not implement cameras all over every roadway to automatically ticket you every time you break the speed limit.

This actually exists in many cities around the world like Dubai. Probably not every roadway, but almost all major ones.


The traffic cameras used in the UAE are pretty tame compared to other countries. The police there are quite open about what new technologies they adopt (it's a form of propaganda to make it look like they are on par with Western countries) so maybe that's why you think it's something new.

London has had ANPR throughout the city for 15 years, and shortly after it went live in London, the system started being rolled out across the country. Now most police cars have real time ANPR systems, and all police forces have access to track cars in real time across the country. [0]

Recently the police have been 'trialing' facial recognition devices in public locations, however given people are more concerned about privacy than they were 10 years ago, I wouldn't be surprised if they have a much more active system than they make out. [1]

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_number_plate_recog...

[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/facial-recog...


The point being that Dubai is a model for the rest of us? Or, if not them, the UK (London)?


Canada's largest province Ontario tried to implement it, but it was so unpopular the next government reversed the decision. News stations used to call out the location of hidden photo radar vans in an act of mass civil disobedience.


In France they are testing radars in vans owned by private companies. Imagine what happens when the incentive is openly about making money.


And Chicago and all over Illinois highways where road construction is underway (though I doubt they actually use them on the highways).


Yeah, I never got that particular argument. Speeding isn't like, my favorite hobby or anything, and it's accounted for when setting the speeding limits, so if the police suddenly became extreme sticklers, they'd also likely raise the limits.

Even if they didn't, it'd probably save lives. Fatalities are so much more common at higher speeds, we could all stand to slow down a bit on the road.


Here's [0] a nice article from Vice which discusses the Tractor-Hacking movement and the wider push for right-to-repair.

[0] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzp7ny/tractor-ha...


Relevant xkcd [0]

[0] https://xkcd.com/927/


Uber does. They run an ATG division in Toronto.


I can relate to this. Music only serves as a distraction and prevents me from getting actual work done.

I also only tend to listen to music occasionally, when I 'feel' like it.


Well, companies also prefer higher margins to lower margin i.e. if they can get away with paying lesser compensation, then that's exactly what they will do.


For those who are unaware, it's called the Sea-to-sky highway [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Highway_99


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