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Tom Sparks

Breaker

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Previously
CryptoSeal
Capabilities
Recommends against using SMS or phone calls as an authentication factor.
Uses
1Password

Career

  1. CryptoSealpast
    Unverified1 source

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  1. as of Jan 2018Capability
    Recommends against using SMS or phone calls as an authentication factor.
    “Don't use SMS or phone calls as a factor.” 20:56
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. as of Jan 2018Career
    Tom Sparks previously at CryptoSeal
    “that was what we tried to address with CryptoSeal” 46:06
    Unverified1 source· Talk

Talks 1

57:49
Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting
Leah Culver, Tom Sparks

Leah Culver and Tom Sparks discuss practical security for personal devices, startups, and cryptocurrency. They explain the tradeoffs between convenience and security, recommend established authentication standards and tools, and emphasize protecting sensitive data and listening to users. Culver also describes Breaker’s social podcast discovery features and its focus on helping listeners find individual episodes. The conversation closes with advice on startup spending, user feedback, podcast production, and learning security.

Jan 5, 2018· 58 min 0:00