graystevens
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Comment · 3 years ago
https://grh.am
A combination of cyber security, project ideas, and general ramblings.
Comment · 3 years ago
A project I posted a few years back on HN for an invisible full-lid sticker for MacBooks, so that you could both protect them _and_ keep your stickers once you get a new laptop. I finally found a cost effective manufacturing solution, so setup a shop for them!
LidLayer - https://lidlayer.com
Comment · 3 years ago
Some of you may remember something similar from a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957
Well, I'm back, and this time I've managed to turn this into an actual physical product! It all started with a simple blog post back in 2019, which gained enough traction on various websites that it seemed worthwhile pursuing. So, a Kickstarter[0] was, well, started – but it never gathered enough momentum to get it across the line (and looking back, rightly so), and so everything got put on hold.
Then the pandemic happened, and I’m kind of glad the idea hadn’t taken off. I did however continue to get a trickle of messages and DMs asking what happened to LidLayer, and if there were any plans for the future…
Fast-forward a year or two, and I get the opportunity to go to a conference for work – the beautiful Objective by the Sea (ObtS)[1], where I am surrounded by stickered MacBooks! The idea of LidLayer immediately pops back into my head, and I can’t help but take another look at it, to see if I can make it work (it must be good if I keep coming back to it, right?).
So, I managed to find a supplier who can accurately cut the LidLayers way more cost-effectively than I ever could, meaning I could finally bring this whole thing back to life. And, what that also means is that because the cost of producing these has gone down, I can pass that saving on to you! Win win win!
[0] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grham/lidlayer-protect-...
Comment · 6 years ago
We started something similar with BreachInsider (https://breachinsider.com) to allow businesses (or I guess individuals?) to do this themselves with minimal overhead or resources. The idea being that they sprinkle these ‘users’ throughout their databases and see where they show up, and be alerted if they ever get contacted or show up somewhere unusual (Pastebin etc.)
We ran something similar, firing ‘insiders’ across many of the top 100 sites and services, to spot breaches (either in the traditional sense of security incidents, or lapses in privacy for end users).
Comment · 7 years ago
This is a retrospective on the original post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957
It got enough attention that it only seemed fair to give this a real chance, and for that, I decided to try out Kickstarter.
Comment · 7 years ago
Fixed, nice spot
Comment · 7 years ago
This is a retrospective on the original post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957
It got enough attention that it only seemed fair to give this a real chance, and for that, I decided to try out Kickstarter.
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