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Maybe dang doesn't want it, but his boss definitely wants it. Garry Tan, president & CEO of YC, on Flock support: "You're thinking Chinese surveillance US-base
by kklisura 3mo ago
Maybe dang doesn't want it, but his boss definitely wants it.
Garry Tan, president & CEO of YC, on Flock support: "You're thinking Chinese surveillance US-based surveillance helps victims and prevents more victims" [1]
The tech/VC people want it, because that's where the money will be.
[1] https://x.com/garrytan/status/1963310592615485955 https://x.com/garrytan/status/1963310592615485955
- egorfine 3mo agoThis is new to me. Very sad.
- deleted 3mo ago[deleted]
- kklisura 3mo ago"Anthropic to require age verification via Persona" [1] Oh Persona is also used on Reddit [2]. Persona. A YC backed company. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48628264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48628264 [2] https://help.withpersona.com/articles/7F6BaF9h8Fxf0XWkwQscXN/ https://help.withpersona.com/articles/7F6BaF9h8Fxf0XWkwQscXN...
- tough 3mo agoA Vibes backed company too, it seems.[1] [1] https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verificat...
- elektronika 3mo agoRight, it's dystopian if they do it, but utopian if we do. If anything I'd trust Chinese surveillance more. It's accountable to the government not the whims of profit motive and private individuals.