throwawayblwBz

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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   Hadn't considered Switzerland. Thanks!
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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   Where in Canada, though? Vancouver seems to be where everyone goes, but from what I've heard, that's led to a property boom almost as crazy as London's...
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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   Vilnius and Tallinn are definitely highly tempting, just from the simplicity of getting set up over there from a business registration standpoint (at least in Tallinn, not quite so sure about Vilnius). There are a few concerns about Russia&
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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   Yes, that's definitely high on the list. Some of us have friends and family over there, and of course there's no need to learn another language, which helps.
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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   Pretty solid, as far as we can tell: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35251429
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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   Costs have been the biggest worry when looking there. Not sure about bandwidth either...? IIRC the Eve Online guys had to do their server hosting in the UK for that reason.
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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   Hmm, now that's an interesting thought. Maybe the Channel Islands would work too?
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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   Nice idea. Some of us have friends and family over there, and of course it's a great place.
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   by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

   I think the GP was saying "outside the EU" because of our worries about the EU's political direction regarding encryption in the link at the bottom of the original post. However, logiclabs has pointed out that our worries on
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    by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

    Excellent plan. Will get on the phone to Elon Musk tomorrow.
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    by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

    That's a great point. Our customers are from all over the world - the US is the largest single country, but there are lots in the EU, India, Japan, Australasia, Latin America, Africa... We'd love to start a new political party, bu
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    by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

    Thanks! Presumably any country with Pirate Party members of parliament is unlikely to restrict the Internet too much...
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    by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

    Thanks, that's useful to know. So that would suggest that in the EU we wouldn't even need to worry about the national government trying to ban encryption, because it would be shut down by the European courts.
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    by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

    Thanks! Sorting out visas etc is definitely a concern for the US, but that's a good point about encryption. It's hard to imagine Google and Facebook sitting quiet while bad stuff happened in that area.
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    by throwawayblwBz 9y ago

    Thanks! Elsewhere in the EU - soon to be, "in the EU" :-( - is definitely something we're considering, but this is giving us pause: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/30/ec_push_encryption_..
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    Ask HN: Where should a UK-based company move to if encryption is outlawed?

    31 points by throwawayblwBz 9y ago|49 comments