Comment by aprilthird2021 | Hacker News Reader

Top New Best Ask Show Jobs

Comment by aprilthird2021 | Hacker News Reader

Parent Full thread

aprilthird2021·

And the government has lots of leverage it can use against Amazon and MS if they use it in a way the government doesn't want. EU govts don't have that

You're assuming the people who handle it for the government weren't working at Amazon and Microsoft a year ago, and won't again be working for Amazon and Microsoft a year from now.

The government doesn't have leverage. The government is Amazon and Microsoft's leverage against others.

US Government leverage: $200,000 fine, appealable.

US Government leverage: FISA secret court, prison time

touch the right HSM in one of these facilities and you get to know what it's like to disappear

Not with this current government.

"That's a nice little monopoly you have there. Would be a shame if Department of Commerce decided to investigate it."

Reply on news.ycombinator.com