<p>We do have undesired, even banned users, who have smartphones. I personally don't think 'has an android' is a meaningful bar of entry.� My preference would be a more platform-agnostic tool - for example, some kind of sms authentication.</p>
<p>I think it's interesting that, at the same time that jake (with much community backing and momentum) is talking about further restricting gate access, based on actual identity, josh has created a way for anyone to come in without any authentication at all.� We already had this, sort of, with physical keys.� The difference now is that it comes with a handy built-in economic and technological barrier, and without the meatspace authentication process of having to be given a physical key.</p>
<p>Additionally, I have an issue with the ability to easily buzz the door remotely. I think access to our physical space should be linked to presence at the physical space.</p>
<p>Sounds less than excellent to me.</p>
<p>R.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 6, 2012 11:30 AM, "Josh Juran" <<a href="mailto:jjuran@gmail.com">jjuran@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I'm creating an Android app to open the gate.<br>
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There is already an Android app that can do this, but I'm dissatisfied with it for a number of reasons, and my use case really does only call for opening the gate and nothing else. �Here are my thoughts on the new app:<br>
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It's called Noisegate. �I'm reusing the Noisebridge app icon from the existing Noisebridge app.<br>
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The app has a single main screen with a slider control. �That lets you open the gate with one touch (once the app is open) with minimal risk of accidental triggering. �There will be at least one info screen and some links to the Web as well.<br>
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It uses the same Web service on pony as the existing Noisebridge app, with the same key of "MobileBridge". �I'd especially like to know if people think it should use a different key, or something more sophisticated than a single hard-coded value. �Though we should probably punt this as needless complexity until we start having an issue with undesired visitors using smartphones for entry, which doesn't seem a likely scenario for now. �On the other hand, buzzing the gate remotely (either from malice or mere curiosity) is a potential issue we may want to guard against.<br>
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I'd like to hear your feedback. �Let me know what you'd like to see in this app.<br>
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Josh<br>
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