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Re:Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortabl... by arcticbull on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @11:34AM (#24639833)
> They do not need to take a stance on law circumvention or the right to privacy other than to uphold the law and maximize customer value.

The products and tools and services they sell are specifically designed to permit the circumvention of the law.

They are no different than people who make lockpicks in that respect. Technically the company couldn't care less what you do with the lockpicks. Maybe you're a hobbyist, or a locksmith. Maybe.

Some of their employees may be okay looking the other way, but not all of them will be. Based on the way this is going down it sounds like there was some internal drama about this, and they feel like it's best to part ways with the pro-law crowd.

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Re:Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortabl... by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @12:50PM (#24640783)
What products are specifically designed to permit the circumvention of the law?
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Re:Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortabl... by arcticbull on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @12:57PM (#24640889)
Cryptocurrencies.
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