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Right. I mean, Condolezza Rice is on the board of Dropbox. If there's a company that is going to have pressure from shareholders to make data available to the g

Right. I mean, Condolezza Rice is on the board of Dropbox. If there's a company that is going to have pressure from shareholders to make data available to the government it's going to be Dropbox.

mojuba 11y ago
If she doesn't work for the govt. anymore why would she do that?
- ProAm 11y ago
  Money,
  - bigiain 11y ago
    I doubt it - I'm reasonably sure 50% less or 1000% more money wouldn't make a substantial difference to her or her families way of life - she'd notice, but mostly in a "using dollars to keep score" kind of way. I'd suggest "ideology" is a much more powerful motivator here.
- PhasmaFelis 11y ago
  Why wouldn't she do it? She's on record as saying that the government has the right to eavesdrop on any American citizen for any reason without a warrant. (http://www.drop-dropbox.com/surveillance.html http://www.drop-dropbox.com/surveillance.html) I haven't heard anything to suggest that she's changed her mind about that. If she practices what she preaches, there's no reason to think she would support attempts to make Dropbox secure against government surveillance. (When she joined Dropbox, there was a huge fooforaw over whether her actions under Bush during the Iraq War constituted war crimes. Honestly I felt like that was a red herring in this particular case--regardless of your feelings the war, it should be obvious that you don't want even partial control of your private documents going to a person who thinks that the government should be allowed to read your private documents.)
- patmcguire 11y ago
  Shared outlook, shared values with the government side. I don't generally believe in conspiracies, but a board member wouldn't need to be involved in one for it to make a major difference, they'd just have to be more sympathetic to the government's case than the next person.
- xnull2guest 11y ago
  Well, you could say the same thing about Clinton and the Clinton emails or ex military generals and their (mostly paid) appearances in the media.

Right. I mean, Condolezza Rice is on the board of Dropbox. If there's a company that is going to have pressure from shareholders to make data available to the government it's going to be Dropbox.

mojuba 11y ago

If she doesn't work for the govt. anymore why would she do that?

ProAm 11y ago
Money,
- bigiain 11y ago
  I doubt it - I'm reasonably sure 50% less or 1000% more money wouldn't make a substantial difference to her or her families way of life - she'd notice, but mostly in a "using dollars to keep score" kind of way. I'd suggest "ideology" is a much more powerful motivator here.
PhasmaFelis 11y ago
Why wouldn't she do it? She's on record as saying that the government has the right to eavesdrop on any American citizen for any reason without a warrant. (http://www.drop-dropbox.com/surveillance.html http://www.drop-dropbox.com/surveillance.html) I haven't heard anything to suggest that she's changed her mind about that. If she practices what she preaches, there's no reason to think she would support attempts to make Dropbox secure against government surveillance. (When she joined Dropbox, there was a huge fooforaw over whether her actions under Bush during the Iraq War constituted war crimes. Honestly I felt like that was a red herring in this particular case--regardless of your feelings the war, it should be obvious that you don't want even partial control of your private documents going to a person who thinks that the government should be allowed to read your private documents.)
patmcguire 11y ago
Shared outlook, shared values with the government side. I don't generally believe in conspiracies, but a board member wouldn't need to be involved in one for it to make a major difference, they'd just have to be more sympathetic to the government's case than the next person.
xnull2guest 11y ago
Well, you could say the same thing about Clinton and the Clinton emails or ex military generals and their (mostly paid) appearances in the media.