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0 pointsoldmanjay10y ago0 comments

> We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data".

This wording makes it seem like that data sale starts as soon as your revenue stops making you happy

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aprilzero10y ago

my point was we're working now to try to figure out the right mechanism — whether it is pro subscriptions or selling hardware, etc. — so we don't end up in a position where we'll need to sell data later.

state10y ago

> end up in a position where we'll need to sell data later

The point is that there's nothing structurally preventing you from selling data later. Unfortunately that's not a great reassurance, as much as one may want to believe in the project.

To be clear: I think this is an interesting undertaking and you guys are producing good stuff. This structural problem is concerning though, and deserves some serious thought.

jtheory10y ago

It's possible to set up encryption model where it will be particularly hard to sell data later -- this is one of the things we've spent a decent amount of time building in the company I work for, for this reason. No, we're not selling data, and we're actively working to block that pathway in future even if the leadership has completely changed.

E.g., data at rest for private accounts is encrypted with per-account keys based at some level on the user's login, and internally can't be decrypted until the user is signs in next.

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