<larsc>
wpwrak: It seems the project has probably also caused shortage in natrual fertilizers
<viric>
what is this thing?
<viric>
"scratch the hidden key2?
<viric>
"?
<wpwrak>
"secreto ergo security" -- "i secrete therefore i'm secure"
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<paul_boddie>
"W IS MILITARY GRADE" Surely it should be a tank driving over that thing, not a mere car.
<valhalla>
that project backhistory! think of the CHILDREN!!!1ONE!!!
<paul_boddie>
I also like the way they ride the current celebrity nudes bandwagon by having an "ACTOR" amongst the "EVANGETLISTS" (sic).
<wpwrak>
"military grade" = the oil comes from camouflaged snakes
<wpwrak>
(actor) "amongst" ? she's the only one :) and the video starts with "protecting women". leave no stereotype unserviced. i'm sure they're also have a cure for communism and islamism somewhere ;-)
<valhalla>
it's also recyclable!
<paul_boddie>
Under "PATENT PENDING WORLDWIDE"... "*ANNOYMOUS* REGISTRATION AND ACCESS"
<valhalla>
private browser: google vs W ---> google?
<wpwrak>
so much technobabble in today's world. who could possibly get all those names right, and does it matter anyway ?
<paul_boddie>
I mean, nice idea and everything, but with all that snake oil and "PATENT PENDING", "Gates Foundation", presented in the classic Kickstarter campaign fashion...
<wpwrak>
i find it hard to tell if there's anything real below all the fuzz
<wpwrak>
and some of the features sound dubious. not as in "certainly impossible" but as in "unlikely and/or needing a lot of work"
<wpwrak>
and there must be some weasel in the mix, too, not just snakes. because the unlimited cloud space is of course impossible. but if they can rate-limit, then if becomes quite feasible
<wpwrak>
or maybe it's "unlimited storage, limited retrieval" ;-)
<paul_boddie>
/dev/null solves yet another problem. ;-)
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<mth>
it looks like what they're selling is actually a VPN subscription
<mth>
but packaged like a USB device so they can put it on Kickstarter
<mth>
I don't know if it's clear to potential backers that this thing won't work at all when the included subscription year is over
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<paul_boddie>
I am also a bit skeptical about the "works on Windows" part as if the special USB stick communicates magically with the user's fingertips...
<paul_boddie>
...without any of the data touching the sides of the dirty vessel as it heads out over the network.
<mth>
apparently "unlimited" is 4TB; the creator must have worked at a telco ;)
<kyak>
wow..
<mth>
in that timeline, what is Sep 2013 actually saying...?
<mth>
a fact they don't mention that the privacy it provides depends entirely on trusting their browser and their VPN
<paul_boddie>
Sep 2013 says that they had "10 programmers on board, dedicated to creating ... malware for USB firmware" ;-)
<kyak>
just don't google "steve kim"
<kyak>
really, don't
<paul_boddie>
I imagine it's not an uncommon name.
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<mth>
the answer to the question about USB firmware attacks isn't very satisfying either... "Hopefully by the time we're ready to ship, it’s resolved."
<whitequark>
morons
<mth>
while probably, if the hardware allows the firmware to be reflashed over USB, there is no way they can remedy that after shipping
<mth>
unless the reflashing software is in the part that can be flashed, then they could "seal" it by uploading non-upgradable firmware
<mth>
and hope it is bug free ;)
<mth>
in any case, if something on the host machine wants to attack their browser, there are easier ways than targeting the USB stick's firmware
<mth>
hmm, isn't the grandmother using a MacBook Air?
<valhalla1>
also, what if my grandmother was one of the eniac ladies? (no, she wasn't: right age, wrong continent, but still...)