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Google Nest

52 points by yuvadam 12y ago

hauget 12y ago
Is this a very bad joke? Domain seems to be registered to a Paul Von Ribbeck with a gmail address, not a google address... makes me doubt its authenticity. A quick google search of Ribbeck brings up this: http://re-publica.de/user/1008/event/1 http://re-publica.de/user/1008/event/1 "Dr. Paul von Ribbeck considers himself both pro-tech and a digital protection evangelist. He is guided by his unwavering belief in the possibility of technology to solve the problems created by civilization. With a MSc from Yale University and a PhD from Stanford University in information security, he is now leading a team of 50 developers, mathematicians, lawyers and designers to build up the first global digital data insurance within the home of Google Nest." THIS IS JUST WEIRD AND AWKWARD. DISCUSS.
- taylor-smith 12y ago
  No idea. The Google Bye thing, in particular, seems to be farcical.
  - Xlythe 12y ago
    That might be the one closest to a real product. http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2013/04/plan-your-dig...
- jeremymcanally 12y ago
  Yes, but it's not one that Google will probably take kindly to given there's no indication on the site other than it's ridiculous and the whois e-mail. Even the whois registrant information is fraudulently attributed to Google.
  - thinkalone 12y ago
    Exactly - Here's Google's page to report a phishing site: https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/?rd=1 https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/?rd=1
    - tokenizerrr 12y ago
      It doesn't attempt to phish in any way.
      - thinkalone 12y ago
        There's no form to "Report a site that steals your trade dress and presents itself as a division of your corporation"
- computer 12y ago
  It's fake-- domain registered at eNom, hosted at namecheaphosting.com.
  - Cthulhu_ 12y ago
    Someone's gonna get sued for trademark violations.
    - vonnik 12y ago
      They already received their C&D from Google, or the German equivalent in any case. It was very gently worded.
      - vonnik 12y ago
        Here's the letter: https://imgur.com/Km8tYbH https://imgur.com/Km8tYbH
  - sgarrity 12y ago
    The name on the registration is "paulvonribbeck", which brings up an environmental activist with a history such shinnanigins: http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/science-slam-aktivisten-protestieren-auf-shell-veranstaltung-a-938746.html http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/science-slam-ak...
davidu 12y ago
This is extremely well done. It's almost believable.
- binxbolling 12y ago
  I'm embarrassed to admit how long into reading this it took me to clue in... edit: nevermind; if I didn't have to check WhoIs data then I'm apparently ahead of the curve.
  - sghi 12y ago
    I have to agree... took me until the Bee to realize... The first two were almost believable!
rkwasny 12y ago
Nice try to get my data Not this time ...
pestaa 12y ago
Absolutely no idea what this does or why should I bother clicking the sign in button.
- Zikes 12y ago
  It's satire.
VikingCoder 12y ago
Particularly lousy name for satire, since Google is acquiring Nest. https://investor.google.com/releases/2014/0113.html https://investor.google.com/releases/2014/0113.html
- judk 12y ago
  That was intentional, in the web page.
choult 12y ago
A little digging suggests it's a prank being pulled by the Peng Collective[1] - "Paul von Ribbeck", to whom the domain is registered, is a previous nomme de guerre of Jean Peters. [1] http://www.peng-collective.net http://www.peng-collective.net
judk 12y ago
Flagged for impersonation without disclaimer. The product ideas are very nice ones though.
crabasa 12y ago
This is certainly fake based on the whois information: http://pir.org/domains/org-domain/?domain=google-nest.org&submitted=results#domain_form http://pir.org/domains/org-domain/?domain=google-nest.org&su...
deleted 12y ago
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tckr 12y ago
Google states that they are not affiliated: https://twitter.com/GoogleDE/status/464025743685476357 https://twitter.com/GoogleDE/status/464025743685476357
BigTuna 12y ago
I can see Bee as a real product in some form or fashion in 10-15 years, and I think Bye is a great idea.
PaulKeeble 12y ago
I was so close to buying a nest when they released ones compatible with my system. Then Google bought them a few days afterwards and I couldn't be less interested now. Its just one of those things, I do what I can to hide from Google now, the last thing I want them having dominion of is precisely when I am in and out of my house.
joshdance 12y ago
Well done fake. Maybe satire?

52 points by yuvadam 12y ago

Is this a very bad joke? Domain seems to be registered to a Paul Von Ribbeck with a gmail address, not a google address... makes me doubt its authenticity. A quick google search of Ribbeck brings up this: http://re-publica.de/user/1008/event/1 http://re-publica.de/user/1008/event/1 "Dr. Paul von Ribbeck considers himself both pro-tech and a digital protection evangelist. He is guided by his unwavering belief in the possibility of technology to solve the problems created by civilization. With a MSc from Yale University and a PhD from Stanford University in information security, he is now leading a team of 50 developers, mathematicians, lawyers and designers to build up the first global digital data insurance within the home of Google Nest." THIS IS JUST WEIRD AND AWKWARD. DISCUSS.

taylor-smith 12y ago
No idea. The Google Bye thing, in particular, seems to be farcical.
- Xlythe 12y ago
  That might be the one closest to a real product. http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2013/04/plan-your-dig...
jeremymcanally 12y ago
Yes, but it's not one that Google will probably take kindly to given there's no indication on the site other than it's ridiculous and the whois e-mail. Even the whois registrant information is fraudulently attributed to Google.
- thinkalone 12y ago
  Exactly - Here's Google's page to report a phishing site: https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/?rd=1 https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/?rd=1
  - tokenizerrr 12y ago
    It doesn't attempt to phish in any way.
    - thinkalone 12y ago
      There's no form to "Report a site that steals your trade dress and presents itself as a division of your corporation"
computer 12y ago
It's fake-- domain registered at eNom, hosted at namecheaphosting.com.
- Cthulhu_ 12y ago
  Someone's gonna get sued for trademark violations.
  - vonnik 12y ago
    They already received their C&D from Google, or the German equivalent in any case. It was very gently worded.
    - vonnik 12y ago
      Here's the letter: https://imgur.com/Km8tYbH https://imgur.com/Km8tYbH
- sgarrity 12y ago
  The name on the registration is "paulvonribbeck", which brings up an environmental activist with a history such shinnanigins: http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/science-slam-aktivisten-protestieren-auf-shell-veranstaltung-a-938746.html http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/science-slam-ak...

davidu 12y ago

This is extremely well done. It's almost believable.

binxbolling 12y ago
I'm embarrassed to admit how long into reading this it took me to clue in... edit: nevermind; if I didn't have to check WhoIs data then I'm apparently ahead of the curve.
- sghi 12y ago
  I have to agree... took me until the Bee to realize... The first two were almost believable!

rkwasny 12y ago

Nice try to get my data Not this time ...

pestaa 12y ago

Absolutely no idea what this does or why should I bother clicking the sign in button.

Zikes 12y ago
It's satire.

VikingCoder 12y ago

Particularly lousy name for satire, since Google is acquiring Nest. https://investor.google.com/releases/2014/0113.html https://investor.google.com/releases/2014/0113.html

judk 12y ago
That was intentional, in the web page.

choult 12y ago

A little digging suggests it's a prank being pulled by the Peng Collective[1] - "Paul von Ribbeck", to whom the domain is registered, is a previous nomme de guerre of Jean Peters. [1] http://www.peng-collective.net http://www.peng-collective.net

judk 12y ago

Flagged for impersonation without disclaimer. The product ideas are very nice ones though.

crabasa 12y ago

This is certainly fake based on the whois information: http://pir.org/domains/org-domain/?domain=google-nest.org&submitted=results#domain_form http://pir.org/domains/org-domain/?domain=google-nest.org&su...

deleted 12y ago

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tckr 12y ago

Google states that they are not affiliated: https://twitter.com/GoogleDE/status/464025743685476357 https://twitter.com/GoogleDE/status/464025743685476357

BigTuna 12y ago

I can see Bee as a real product in some form or fashion in 10-15 years, and I think Bye is a great idea.

PaulKeeble 12y ago

I was so close to buying a nest when they released ones compatible with my system. Then Google bought them a few days afterwards and I couldn't be less interested now. Its just one of those things, I do what I can to hide from Google now, the last thing I want them having dominion of is precisely when I am in and out of my house.

joshdance 12y ago

Well done fake. Maybe satire?