Is this some sort of revenue stream? Is there a business model? Does it help ANY startup? We can all capitalize on stupid, but come on, why is this posted and upvoted on HN?
On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
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I find this sort of post interesting because it demonstrates some of the unintended consequences of new technology. We've seen a handful of interesting methods used to recover stolen devices. We've seen a handful of frightening methods used to attack, harass, or exploit someone. These are interesting trends.
