“One interesting lesson that comes from working on privacy and security is that in the early days, you have folks that see just how bad the gaps are, and they fall on the side of shutting things down. But to be effective in these roles, you need to have an appreciation for both downside risk as well as the upside potential. I used to say you need to be kind of an optimistic pessimist. There’s an opportunity to create rules, policies, and implementations that can actually allow the good stuff to flower while still reducing the harms.”
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