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Comment · 6 months ago
I took his Computability class in the Hebrew University. He got angry that students were often late to class, and said that this never happened in Harvard...
Comment · 10 months ago
So Zivver created a product with security vulnerabilities, Kitenet bought Zivver (probably for their customer base), and it's all some sort of conspiracy to steal personal data?
Comment · 10 months ago
It's easy to make baseless accusations that are impossible to disprove, that's exactly my point.
Comment · 10 months ago
Is there any factual basis to this claim, or just your personal opinion? It's like claiming Oracle's real business isn't a database, but rather stealing customers data which was stored in Oracle's databases. Or practically any other company that has access to customers data.
Comment · 10 months ago
It isn't a "telemetry-/ad- surveillance dragnet". Kitenet's product is a "Private Data Network (PDN) to control, monitor, and secure data exchanged between people, machines, and systems across user collaboration, automated workflows, and enterprise AI".

It stands to reason that ex-cryptographers from Unit 8200 would use the expertise they gained to launch legitimate companies that provide cybersecurity solutions.

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 3 years ago
This is brilliant! Some of these combinations are very creative. Try shark + cheese or shark + clown...
Comment · 4 years ago
We have this problem in Haifa, Israel too. The city borders on natural woodland, and the boars go into the neighborhoods looking for food in the trash.
Comment · 4 years ago
Very nostalgic for someone who grew up with an Atari 800XL! Also shows how much creativity is possible even within severe constraints - there are many fonts there that have real "character" (pun intended).
Comment · 4 years ago
You seem to come at this useful tool with a very negative mindset.

- The scanned documents are stored in the filesystem in PDF format, so you can certainly access them without going through the web application.

- OCR doesn't have to be perfect, because it's just being used to locate a specific document when you need it. So if you have 1788 documents and you want to find your apartment lease, you search for "lease" and there's a very good chance that word will be found in the correct document. That's the whole point - storing documents with a low amount of manual effort, in a way that makes it very easy to find them when you need them.

Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
Is there any country that doesn't have a bad human rights track record? Sure, some are worse than others. But where do you draw the line, and how far back into history are you willing to look?
Comment · 6 years ago
I was recently offered a job by NSO, didn't take it due to their terrible reputation. I won't be surprised if some countries start denying entry to NSO employees. Even Facebook suspended accounts of NSO employees after NSO hacked Whatsapp - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7x5nnz/nso-employees-take... .

On the other hand, their product is just a tool which can be used for good (stopping terrorists) or evil (spying on human rights activists). Just like a kitchen knife can be used for good (cooking a meal) or evil (stabbing people). So I find it hard to find the moral justification for the actions you suggest. The problem is not the tool or the tool's manufacturer, it's how it gets used.

Comment · 6 years ago
Create a need and fill it
Comment · 6 years ago

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