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That’s not how burden of proof works. OP made a claim that Drata collects private employee info and resells it. That’s a large claim. It’s on OP to justify t

That’s not how burden of proof works. OP made a claim that Drata collects private employee info and resells it. That’s a large claim. It’s on OP to justify that position, not on the parent to rebut the opposite.

CoastalCoder 5y ago
IIUC, "Burden of proof" (as a concept) is meaningful in fora where there are agreed-upon standards of evidence. E.g., a courtroom or a formal debate. My impression is that HN conversations are less regulated. Someone can make a claim, and each reader can decide how much merit it deserves, and if/how to discuss it further.
daneel_w 5y ago
It is a large claim. I'd say there's a bit of burden on both sides as the parent called it out as nonsense. They're implying they know for a fact that it doesn't breach privacy/integrity.
matheusmoreira 5y ago
Burden of proof doesn't really matter. If this company wants people to trust its software "agents", they should be making every effort to convince them. Free software goes a long way.
illud_tempus 5y ago
> OP made a claim that Drata collects private employee info and resells it. That’s a large claim. What I know is: 1) They collect mandatory private information. They already know my name and my email, and they used that information to ask me to complete some tasks on their website. I don't know what those tasks are, because I first have to accept their TOS, which contains clauses that is referred to, but not disclosed. I declined. 2) Their "webpage" is part of their service. This is where I supply personal information (presumably more than they already have). So unless they have another TOS, after I accept the publicly available one, that's the rules: I have to give them personal data, because my employer (well, in my case it's my customer, not my employer - Drata have no agreement with my employer) signed a contract with them. 3) They give themselves the right, in the websites TOS, to sell my data. So: 1 + 2 + 3 = Drata collects private employee info and resells it.

CoastalCoder 5y ago

IIUC, "Burden of proof" (as a concept) is meaningful in fora where there are agreed-upon standards of evidence. E.g., a courtroom or a formal debate. My impression is that HN conversations are less regulated. Someone can make a claim, and each reader can decide how much merit it deserves, and if/how to discuss it further.

daneel_w 5y ago

It is a large claim. I'd say there's a bit of burden on both sides as the parent called it out as nonsense. They're implying they know for a fact that it doesn't breach privacy/integrity.

matheusmoreira 5y ago

Burden of proof doesn't really matter. If this company wants people to trust its software "agents", they should be making every effort to convince them. Free software goes a long way.

illud_tempus 5y ago

> OP made a claim that Drata collects private employee info and resells it. That’s a large claim. What I know is: 1) They collect mandatory private information. They already know my name and my email, and they used that information to ask me to complete some tasks on their website. I don't know what those tasks are, because I first have to accept their TOS, which contains clauses that is referred to, but not disclosed. I declined. 2) Their "webpage" is part of their service. This is where I supply personal information (presumably more than they already have). So unless they have another TOS, after I accept the publicly available one, that's the rules: I have to give them personal data, because my employer (well, in my case it's my customer, not my employer - Drata have no agreement with my employer) signed a contract with them. 3) They give themselves the right, in the websites TOS, to sell my data. So: 1 + 2 + 3 = Drata collects private employee info and resells it.