I'm surprised there's no mention of his first 100 days pledge to "announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership" - something that the EFF has been lobbying for.
What Trump means for tech
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
State surveillance does turn away some foreign customers, according to prior articles and comments on HN.
Not according to revenue and actual business reports. Google isn't making any less money.
Well, Google continues to make plenty of money.
It's kinda hard to prove a negative.
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#13The article tries to predict Trump's White House policies towards tech and Silicon Valley in particular, and it doesn't look pretty.
Though it's worth reiterating the meme going around right now: anyone who claims to be able to predict the future statements and actions of Donald Trump from the past actions and statements of Donald Trump is lying.
Even Trump doesn't know what he's going to do!
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Though it's worth reiterating the meme going around right now: anyone who claims to be able to predict the future statements and actions of Donald Trump from the past actions and statements of Donald Trump is lying.
Even Trump doesn't know what he's going to do!
I strongly doubt that. Trump most likely knows what he wants to do but if he can get it done is a different question.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Actually not really. It's doubtful that what he said would be executed for better and for worse but clamping on H1B abuses, tax evasions and media mega-corps isn't bad. NSA style surveillance doesn't have direct impact on SV regardless on how much people cry foul ATM, it might in the future but not now. Global warming and net neutrality is some what an issue but again overall bigger than SV and might not even be dire…
State surveillance does turn away some foreign customers, according to prior articles and comments on HN.
Other than Germany companies nobody really cares about state surveillance.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Though it's worth reiterating the meme going around right now: anyone who claims to be able to predict the future statements and actions of Donald Trump from the past actions and statements of Donald Trump is lying.
Even Trump doesn't know what he's going to do!
Probably deliberately. In any case, he's going to need in-flight refuelling for the seat of his pants, 'cos he'll be flying on them 24/7 from now on.
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#17The article tries to predict Trump's White House policies towards tech and Silicon Valley in particular, and it doesn't look pretty.
Bloomberg tech analysis is actually pretty positive. The senators that blocked IP/patent regulation change got the boot,other house/senate members that tech supported got in, the grid lock that has kept 'new issues' from even getting to the floor is gone (with more willing to deal people in power), Trump also has a high interest in infrastructure (including internet with some lobbying) and the tech mind set of ignoring Washington is gone.
IMO if tech comes out behind for this, it's going to be techs fault. I'll actually be really amused if they mess up this chance.
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#18According to the article, now with Trump being president it is just a matter of time until the USA government starts spying on us :(
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#19According to the article, now with Trump being president it is just a matter of time until the USA government starts spying on us :(
Well, have you ever heard of NSA mass surveillance by Obama? Zero Days (the documentary) is very revealing too...
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#20I'm surprised there's no mention of his first 100 days pledge to "announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership" - something that the EFF has been lobbying for. https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp
To be fair, the TPP became unpopular enough with the general public that both major candidates promised to take stances against/pull out of it.