Re:Self hosting is important
by hirako2000 on Saturday July 24, 2021 @02:20PM
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It doesn't work that way. Government forces us to use their service for a fee, and forces us to provide services for free. Tax filing, and handling authorities requests are prime examples.
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It does sometimes in the US.
Some agencies will pay companies to perform digital forensic work necessary to offer data. Even administration of the job of forensic work, ie PM level assistance can be compensated.
This includes if a company is served a subpoena and a warrant to provide certain data.
Billing can be good, certainly valley-competitive.
Iirc, this has been well covered as a thing that happens at big tech companies, including fb, but it also can apply to small ones.