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As I mentioned in my previous comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5476668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5476668) I think regulators have a nece
by ajju 14y ago
As I mentioned in my previous comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5476668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5476668) I think regulators have a necessary job to do, and it's perfectly ok for regulators to ask us to come to the table. We are happy to.
Indeed we have met with and had detailed discussions with SFO (and other regulators).
I don't see how re-imagining the letter we got from SFO as one written with a positive tone and poking some fun at cease and desist letters in general, on April 1st no less, is arrogant.
- 205guy 14y agoExcept they didn't ask you to come to the table. They told you to stop doing potentially illegal things. In my mind, it is correct for the burden to be on the business to comply and advocate, not break regulations first and ask for new ones later. I totally see how "re-imagining" an official letter to can be construed as arrogant. It makes it seem like you think the rules doen't apply to you. That's the impression I got when reading your post. When authority tells you to stop, deflecting the response into humor doesn't seem very mature. I remember being a kid and making fun of my dad who was getting angry at something I did, but it only happened once due to the consequences. FWIW, I also support peer-to-peer driving arrangements, and more transparent access to regulated markets, but I also don't think kicking the hornet's nest and laughing about it will work.