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It's not a general "we can't do this" argument, it's got specific criteria, one being company size for certain regs to apply. But honestly YC probably doesn't
by matai_kolila 4y ago
It's not a general "we can't do this" argument, it's got specific criteria, one being company size for certain regs to apply.
But honestly YC probably doesn't even think about any of this, for good or bad. Most companies are super duper behind the ball on privacy regulations, despite the negative consequences.
- thwayunion 4y agoRight. IDK how the size of YC gets calculated for the purposes of GDPR. It's a weird edge case.
- matai_kolila 4y agoI actually operate in this space right now, and you wouldn't believe the number of companies who don't care about privacy, screw it up, get fined hugely, and then... just keep on not caring. It's unreal.
- thwayunion 4y agoInteresting. Care to guess why? Cost of fines < cost of compliance? "not my job" syndrome? Incompetence? All 3?
- matai_kolila 4y agoIt’s this idea that if nobody is doing it, or if they handle it poorly, then nobody will care if you also handle it poorly. CEOs are just writing it off as pesky lawyer shit, even though it’s 100% preventable…