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We regularly hear about the successful de-anonymization of anonymized data (netflix, etc), so this doesn't fill me with confidence about using Mint. Other than
by randallsquared 18y ago
We regularly hear about the successful de-anonymization of anonymized data (netflix, etc), so this doesn't fill me with confidence about using Mint. Other than posting a bond (which a startup probably won't have the money to do), is there a way to robustly signal that this kind of thing won't be done by your startup?
- aristus 18y agoThe founders could put up their stock as a guarantee against it. (edit) That's risky an self-limiting, on second thought. The investors would never agree to the same, and it would not apply in the case of a sale of the company.
- randallsquared 18y agoInvestors might agree to it, if it was plausible that it increased the value of the shares. And such a lien is common on other kinds of property, so I don't know that there's anything different about this in principle. I kinda like the idea.