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Well, once they get acquired with the promise that _privacy guarantees are not weakened_, what stops the acquirer from weakening them a year later? Just like Fa
by tommica 5y ago
Well, once they get acquired with the promise that _privacy guarantees are not weakened_, what stops the acquirer from weakening them a year later? Just like Facebook and Oculus.
- gnicholas 5y agoDDG would have to put teeth in their acquisition agreement such that doing so would result in an enormous surcharge or some such thing. They could also make a huge stink publicly, which would result in a mass exodus from their service, making such a move less lucrative for the acquirer. But yeah, there's always a chance that these protections will go away. That's why it's important that they don't keep data right now, so if anything changes later you can just stop using the service (assuming you check HN daily so you'd know if anything was up!).