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1. bilekas · 1790633944 · focus · HN ↗

   I am starting a surveillance company in the US. I'll sell the data to anyone who wants. I'll put cameras up wherever I like, call it protection of the people, the police will enjoy it doing a lot of work for them and then I'll point cameras squarely at my competition, 24 hours a day, 365 a year, until they ask for regulations.

   If anyone would like to kickstart let me know.

   1. ejj28 · 1790635784 · focus · HN ↗

      Y Combinator had no problem backing Flock, you should give them a try.

      1. bilekas · 1790636012 · focus · HN ↗

         Flock are competition, their investors would never like my idea.

         1. fragmede · 1790636391 · focus · HN ↗

            That's not how investors think. They don't want to bet on one pony winning the race. Instead they bet on the whole race, on the off chance that one of them turns into a rocketship to the moon.

            1. bilekas · 1790636658 · focus · HN ↗

               There's a clause in my company, once regulations around privacy that are al least comparable to the EU are enforced, we sell all assets and return money based on profits to share holders.

               Then we start a new company creating just aggressive advertising patents so that they're not created by aggressive companies.

               Edit : Hypothetical company, this is all satire.

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