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I don’t know how much this founder is personally complicit in any of the charges brought against him, but if he’s just being held accountable for running a serv

by nis0s 2y ago

I don’t know how much this founder is personally complicit in any of the charges brought against him, but if he’s just being held accountable for running a service where others did nefarious things, then this should be a chilling effect for all founders. Why would anyone want to innovate and develop privacy technologies if this is what happens? So, your best bet is to work with government agencies if you want to work on this tech? What if the government isn’t one you agree with? No one has good answers for these, but criminals aren’t the only ones who need to use privacy-preserving tech.

nephanth 2y ago
To clarify: According to the TF1 link, the charges being brought against him are 1. No moderation and refusal to cooperate with government forces on a bunch of cases (what you are describing) 2. Tools allegedly catering to criminality (burner phone numbers, cryptocurrency transactions...) Note that for now, no judgement has taken place yet. So none of this has been determined by the judicial system to be illegal.