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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 q

by 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...

by hauget 12y ago

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...