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> "Use the bike index to show off your bike" It doesn't describe or show how data will be available or searchable, but there is a risk that thieves could use t
by douglasfshearer 13y ago
> "Use the bike index to show off your bike"
It doesn't describe or show how data will be available or searchable, but there is a risk that thieves could use this data to target specific bikes. I certainly take lots of care to not advertise what I have, where I store it etc, I can't see me rushing to pay to make this information available on the web.
- jlgreco 13y agoMy understanding is that bike theft is so prevalent not because it is uniquely profitable, but rather because it is uniquely safe and undercharged. (it is rarely investigated/prosecuted, and even when you do get caught you aren't going to get nailed with much.) Targeting particular bikes isn't going to work well then. To get particular bikes, not just bikes you happen to find on the sidewalk, you are going to need to do some breaking and entering too; a significantly riskier crime (and while you are at it, you might as well take the television too... if this is your sort of gig, chances are you are doing this with or without a bike registry).
- sethherr 13y agoWe make bikes public - but not ownership information, including removing location data from photos. You can check out the way it works at https://www.bikeindex.org https://www.bikeindex.org You can also check out the code at https://github.com/bikeindex/webapp https://github.com/bikeindex/webapp