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andrewducker

Interesting Links for 23-05-2015

May 23, 2015 12:00

Leaked AdultFriendFinder database tells the world if you were having an affair
- (tags: hacking security cheating relationships )
UK sells off unused net addresses
- (tags: ipv6 ipv4 internet )
What do AI researchers think about AI risk?
- (tags: ai risk )
New deep learning technique enables robot mastery of skills via trial and error
- (tags: robots ai ( Read more... )

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bart_calendar May 23 2015, 11:45:17 UTC

What people should know is not to feel safe just because you think you are not on Adult Friend Finder ( ... )

gonzo21 May 23 2015, 12:13:56 UTC

I can't even imagine how many people will be waking up to find blackmail emails from Nigerian Princes in their inboxes over the next few weeks.

bart_calendar May 23 2015, 12:16:51 UTC

Ha!

Yeah, some of the AFF affiliate sites I've done would be obvious blackmail bait.

gonzo21 May 23 2015, 12:34:51 UTC

I'd imagine it would be pretty easy to cross reference the database with Facebook and figure out which people on the dating website are either married or identified as straight.

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bart_calendar May 23 2015, 12:11:00 UTC

Also this whole thing with Uber trying to insist that their drivers are independent contractors is because they know they are doomed if they get classified as employees ( ... )

apostle_of_eris May 23 2015, 17:02:29 UTC

Uber is bogus and transient.
In five or ten years, the only thing it will be is the answer to a trivia question.

gonzo21 May 23 2015, 12:22:53 UTC

You know the part that chills me the most about that Carmichael article is the final passage, 'Legal aid is not available'....

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fanf May 23 2015, 13:18:29 UTC

I am slightly surprised at the price the DWP got for those IP addresses - I expected more... Maybe they should have waited six months.

andrewducker May 23 2015, 14:15:53 UTC

Possibly.

After all, we're not all going to be on IPV6 for a few years.

I'm still waiting for BT or Virgin to finally start rolling it out.

fanf May 23 2015, 18:04:32 UTC

I gather Virgin is supposed to be this year: they have all the tech in place, they just need to flip the switch.

andrewducker May 23 2015, 20:11:35 UTC

Sky have apparently run lots of testing with their own staff, and are going to test with customers soon.

(I have no idea why I find this so fascinating - but it's rare for a week to go by without me checking both http://www.google.com/ipv6/statistics.html and http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html to see what the current state is.)