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   by michaelaiello 15y ago

   Thanks - we must have done something wrong with apache - number of concurrent users we are having right now isn't something we've tested before...
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   by michaelaiello 15y ago

   Thanks - hadn't encountered the virtual-hosts issue before, help us out with the link that caused it?
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   by michaelaiello 15y ago

   Not sure why the FAQs didn't load for you =/ http://www.identity.io/faqs/ This one (is a start) to answer your Q Who's behind Identity.io? Identity.io is by run by computer security and privacy experts who are serious about putting you in
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   by michaelaiello 15y ago

   Yep - wonder if sites would try it, however. The credibility stamps most sites display are verisign + some hacker safe stamp + TRUSTe (a privacy seal). Do you think owners would show a "easy and transparent privacy" stamp?
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   by michaelaiello 15y ago

   Thanks for this. We are likely saying you have a BoA account because of an email which they sent you. Showing "how we know" is a good suggestion but would involve us storing some info from your email (which I imagine people who care about p
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   by michaelaiello 15y ago

   I’ve been concerned about privacy online for a while. There is an implicit trade that occurs on most “free” internet sites, your private information in exchange for some service – and it is not in the best interest of the sites to be transp
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   ShowHN: Identity.io, Opt-out of data brokers and regain control of your privacy(identity.io)

   38 points by michaelaiello 15y ago|22 comments
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   by michaelaiello 15y ago

   Glad we got it right. The site should be much faster now thanks to some tips folks have given here.. and turning off excessive debugging info.
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   by michaelaiello 15y ago

   That is a good point. Perhaps the way we've worded it is giving an incorrect impression. It's tough, most policies look something like this In the event that XXXXXXX is involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale o
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Thanks for the heads up. We've got an issue with our crawler when it comes to subdomains. Working on it...
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    1. Seems we got a lot of feedback and requests for an extension. Sounds like a good idea to me too! 2. Yes a demo video explaining why this is important would be helpful to folks 3. Not sure how to address this. The tool reads and classifie
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Thanks - had an old version of the scan in from when we weren't correcting for the www.
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    If it's wrong, help train the parrot =) http://www.privacyparrot.com/feedback/correction?site=http%3...
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Thanks, code is on a linode. Will be upgrading it to a larger version and doing some apache configs after we drop off the front page....
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Yeah this is a very good suggestion. We'll get a TOS up there so we don't get into hot water.
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Cool, wonder if we can get some training data for "out of the ordinary" and screen for companies that are big frauds and then short them (like http://www.muddywatersresearch.com/ does)
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    We do plan to note changes in the policies. Considered a feature that lets you subscribe to the policies you are interested in and get notices if they change, or if in the news, it is mentioned that the site loses your data. What do you thi
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    We deliberated on the categories to include here and went with what we thought made the most sense and was the most clear in policies. A lot of policies don't make the distinction you describe =/
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    indeed! we need to fix the subdomain issue
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Thanks - had an old version of the scan in from when we weren't correcting for the www.
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Thanks for the heads up and the tip, we are getting way more traffic than expected here...
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Works just like spam filtering: We're using a naive Bayesian classifier with training data. Built and tested a custom extractor that makes the most sense for the legalese of privacy policies. Ideas: email me at michaelaiello (at) michaelaie
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Thanks for pointing that out, we've updated it to say "never share any personal information about you." We've trained the analyzer to mentions of sharing PII with 3rd parties to point out sites that sell data.
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Browser plugin was our initial plan, but wanted to get something out there for folks to test and give feedback on without having to install something.
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    So far we are looking at 14% can sell data 66% do not sell data 20% sell only when they go bankrupt or get acquired We view people trying to beat the system as a way to improve it.
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Thanks, and yes indeed, that's what we are hoping to get towards. We started out with a few other categories & classifiers (i.e. does the site claim intellectual property over what you post ) but wanted to start with "does this site sel
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    I've been a member @ HN for quite a while, but I usually just tend to focus in on security and privacy topics. One of my good friends is visiting, and we wanted to work on something challenging together. Both of us find privacy policies ove
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    Show HN: AI tool reads privacy policies, tells you which sites sell your info.(privacyparrot.com)

    145 points by michaelaiello 15y ago|71 comments
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    The questionnaire to "to assess your suitability for a role" as an "IT Security Exploitation Officer" is actually pretty good. https://www.mi5.gov.uk/careers/it-security-test-your-knowled... You enter the following string into an applicat
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    by michaelaiello 15y ago

    Hello. I run http://www.lifeensured.com feel free to email me michael.aiello@lifeensured.com. Best, Mike