johndoylecape

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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   Thanks! No worries. I'm trying to respond to a few more comments, but seems like the thread is winding down.
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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   This is correct. We talked about canaries a bunch internally and came to the same conclusion-- not really worth it in this context (but please do offer up a model that makes sense if you see one). I came to the conclusion the best we can do
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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   I'm 4 years removed from the company at this point, so any opinion I could offer would not be much more than any rando on the internet reacting to news stories.
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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   This is right. Deploying our own packet core and IMS core, building our own BSS from scratch. All of this stuff is expensive (and hard). We're hoping to be able to bring the price down over time.
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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   Hey thanks for the question! I was indeed an Echo. I loved my time in SF, and I learned a lot about being a good teammate and doing hard things in ambiguous environments, and a bit about secure comms. The first two will help at any startup,
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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   It's not. We chose this baseline sort of by default based on the practices of some other major carriers. Your question is a good one, and we'll take it as feedback.
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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   You just made the list.
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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   Thanks, it's a good point. But to be clear, you DO actually know that other cell service providers are selling your data to law enforcement: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/25/att-secre
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   by johndoylecape 7mo ago

   Great question. The product is basically the same-- it's a cell phone network and we sell connectivity to it. A helpful thing to keep in mind is that everyone has basically 2 use cases for their cell phones: 1. Send and receive calls a
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    by johndoylecape 7mo ago

    Also, the reporter who broke the Anom story has written about Cape a couple of times: https://www.404media.co/i-dont-own-a-cellphone-can-this-priv... https://www.404media.co/privacy-telecom-cape-introduces-d
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    by johndoylecape 7mo ago

    Doyle here :) I'm very proud of my military service! Prior to Cape, I led the national security business at Palantir. That experience was actually the catalyst for Cape. It’s where I first learned about the massive array of vulnerabili
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    by johndoylecape 7mo ago

    That's a fair point, we should change that verbiage.
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    by johndoylecape 7mo ago

    This Anom comp comes up a lot. It's super hard to prove a negative, so no matter many how times I say "Cape is not a honeypot," the critics will just respond "that is exactly what a honeypot would say." We're w
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    by johndoylecape 7mo ago

    I hear what you're saying, though another framing would be "learn about serious problem, build company to fix serious problem."
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    by johndoylecape 7mo ago

    Hey, John Doyle here (CEO of Cape). I'm happy to dig into how I run the company, or the infra providers we use. I actually think we're pretty upstanding! If there are questions I can answer that will put your fears to rest, let me