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Thanks for asking the question and interested in the discussion, but something tells me the startup community is going to be relearning the dynamics of "regulat

Thanks for asking the question and interested in the discussion, but something tells me the startup community is going to be relearning the dynamics of "regulatory risk" with this one. Move fast.

hoodoof 13y ago
I don't understand, can you explain?
- _sh 13y ago
  Perhaps that any attempt to subvert snooping by the government will simply be made illegal?
  - hoodoof 13y ago
    Maybe the startup opportunities will now be in Europe. Perhaps the silicon valley capital will see the scale of the opportunity and fund euro companies that can live outside the U.S regulatory domain.
    - jeena 13y ago
      Don't think that Europe is so much better, Tempora is bigger and more powerfull then Prism and the germans have a hacker paragraph* for example. * https://www.fbi.h-da.de/fileadmin/gruppen/FG-IT-Sicherheit/Publikationen/2010/Seeger_DuD2010.pdf https://www.fbi.h-da.de/fileadmin/gruppen/FG-IT-Sicherheit/P...
    - chadkruse 13y ago
      Was mainly commenting that we don't how THE MAN will react. New Congress soon, new President soon enough...all could quickly change and new legislation could kill/amplify any business going after this "problem". Maybe it's systemic and ripe for disruption. Maybe Bernie Sanders will have a smackdown this week and the privacy issue is moot. We don't know what lawmakers might do = regulatory risk. Was just suggesting investors might use that lens...if that's the route a startup takes.
      - Torkild 13y ago
        Elections never truly change anything though.
        hoodoof 13y ago
        Companies with hundreds of billions in cash in the bank do change things.
    - davidw 13y ago
      History time: France had some pretty onerous crypto regulations back in the 90ies. Europe can and does stupid stuff too. Also, it remains to be seen whether people care enough about this to vote with their wallets.

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Thanks for asking the question and interested in the discussion, but something tells me the startup community is going to be relearning the dynamics of "regulat

by chadkruse 13y ago

Thanks for asking the question and interested in the discussion, but something tells me the startup community is going to be relearning the dynamics of "regulatory risk" with this one. Move fast.

hoodoof 13y ago
I don't understand, can you explain?
- _sh 13y ago
  Perhaps that any attempt to subvert snooping by the government will simply be made illegal?
  - hoodoof 13y ago
    Maybe the startup opportunities will now be in Europe. Perhaps the silicon valley capital will see the scale of the opportunity and fund euro companies that can live outside the U.S regulatory domain.
    - jeena 13y ago
      Don't think that Europe is so much better, Tempora is bigger and more powerfull then Prism and the germans have a hacker paragraph* for example. * https://www.fbi.h-da.de/fileadmin/gruppen/FG-IT-Sicherheit/Publikationen/2010/Seeger_DuD2010.pdf https://www.fbi.h-da.de/fileadmin/gruppen/FG-IT-Sicherheit/P...
    - chadkruse 13y ago
      Was mainly commenting that we don't how THE MAN will react. New Congress soon, new President soon enough...all could quickly change and new legislation could kill/amplify any business going after this "problem". Maybe it's systemic and ripe for disruption. Maybe Bernie Sanders will have a smackdown this week and the privacy issue is moot. We don't know what lawmakers might do = regulatory risk. Was just suggesting investors might use that lens...if that's the route a startup takes.
      - Torkild 13y ago
        Elections never truly change anything though.
        hoodoof 13y ago
        Companies with hundreds of billions in cash in the bank do change things.
    - davidw 13y ago
      History time: France had some pretty onerous crypto regulations back in the 90ies. Europe can and does stupid stuff too. Also, it remains to be seen whether people care enough about this to vote with their wallets.