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I could nitpick some things, but by stating in no uncertain terms you don't agree with a blanket ban we mostly are in agreement. So just a bit confused now >Ye

I could nitpick some things, but by stating in no uncertain terms you don't agree with a blanket ban we mostly are in agreement. So just a bit confused now >Yes, it's basically a recruiting agency, but it's also a place to practice red team skills I've never used Hacker Rank, but the Wikipedia page does not make it seem like that's one of the focuses of the site. It says it "focuses on competitive programming challenges for both consumers and businesses, where developers compete by trying to program according to provided specifications." Which may explain much of our misunderstanding, I would not assume a member of the service was engaging in "hacking" at all. I've somewhat wondered if there's a second Hacker Rank, but the first page of search results showed nothing. > but I think you should ask more questions before jumping into the many assumptions you've made Your first reply to me said "those people are pawns though, not curious hackers," I didn't think it was an assumption to think you actually thought that.

codezero 6y ago
You are 100% right. I got Hacker Rank confused with Hacker One. Bone head move. Looking back I may change a few things about what I said but better to just put it out there. I think using hacker rank to train algorithmic and programming skills is none the less (under my opinion that these skills are being developed for malicious purposes, which I think we agree could be defensive, or even just personal curiosity), and doesn’t change my surprise at finding the profiles, given my assumptions about the sanctions. Hopefully this somewhat closes the loop on our back and forth, and i appreciate, again, your willingness to talk this out :) Edit to be clear: found profiles on hacker rank. Confused with hacker one because of age and time. Still curious about NK hackers training up algorithms, it’s fascinating. I owe you a big apology for the confusion. I also agree that it feels like we are in agreement on the important parts.

codezero 6y ago

You are 100% right. I got Hacker Rank confused with Hacker One. Bone head move. Looking back I may change a few things about what I said but better to just put it out there. I think using hacker rank to train algorithmic and programming skills is none the less (under my opinion that these skills are being developed for malicious purposes, which I think we agree could be defensive, or even just personal curiosity), and doesn’t change my surprise at finding the profiles, given my assumptions about the sanctions. Hopefully this somewhat closes the loop on our back and forth, and i appreciate, again, your willingness to talk this out :) Edit to be clear: found profiles on hacker rank. Confused with hacker one because of age and time. Still curious about NK hackers training up algorithms, it’s fascinating. I owe you a big apology for the confusion. I also agree that it feels like we are in agreement on the important parts.