Economic Mayhem
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@EconomicMayhem
Anarcho-capitalist, Christian ✝️ , IT Security
Where are the campus protests for these three young men?
IBM built a cloud of suits to make sure the CEO never talked to anyone actually doing the work. @elonmusk does the opposite. "Elon's method is extreme focus on substance. Extreme focus on getting to the truth. In any organization with multiple layers, there's compounding lies. Each layer wants to look good. Each layer puts a little spin on things. If one layer lies to the next layer above it, maybe that's okay. When that happens two or three times, the lies compound. If that happens six times, the lies really compound. If that happens 12 times, the CEO has no idea what's happening. That was IBM. By the time I got there as an intern, I calculated there were 12 layers of management between me and the CEO. They even had a term for it: the great cloud. A cloud of men in gray business suits who followed the CEO around and prevented him from ever talking to anybody who was actually doing the work. When he would come to visit, it was like a visit from the king. A completely impervious bubble. That's the polar opposite of the Elon approach." — @pmarca
I know that posting about Persona these days is a decent way to generate engagement, but tbh, I never expected to be catching a stray from Proton (which I am and remain a big fan of). First, just to clarify some of the points regarding Persona: 1/ Although we are capable of running 269 checks, they're split across more than 40 types of verifications. Many of these verifications are gated and require additional due diligence to gain access. There is no customer who is even close to using all 269 checks. And as far as I'm aware, there is no customer of ours who would be so sadistic to put any user through 40 different verifications (might as well just forcefully churn them at that point). 2/ Regarding sanction watchlists, these are used and required by our financial services customers for KYC/AML who make up a significant part of our business. The face comparison is only performed if there is a false positive match against the watchlist, and this is common practice to dismiss a match (given that 99%+ of sanction matches are false positives). 3/ As you stated, data can be retained for "up to 3 years". This is the *max* that a customer can choose to. X is actually configured to redact your data immediately after you are verified. Despite the recent media attention, Persona is actually not an age verification business. Our core business is securing how personal and sensitive data is collected, retained, and redacted. While many other identity verification providers exist, platforms like X choose to partner with us because of our unique focus on building the best-in-class controls for data access, security, and retention for them. Lastly, we are and remain huge fans of Proton. I believe our teams have actually spoken in the past to explore ways Persona could collaborate with Proton Pass. And I've also personally had a Proton Mail since 2015 during its beta. Although I understand (and honestly, really respect) your position on age verification for VPNs, I'd still be incredibly excited to explore other ways our teams could work together in the future!
🚨HUGE 2A UPDATE🚨 In our case, New York agreed to a PERMANENT injunction blocking its social media requirement for concealed carry permits. Once entered, the state can’t demand your social media—and it will be removed from the application.
