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Tailscale raises $100M

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854 points gmemstr | 1 comments | 04 May 22 13:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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RobertRoberts ◴[04 May 22 13:35 UTC] No.31260159[source]▶
This sounds just creepy that they are suggesting no more anonymity on the internet... as a "fix".
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jaywalk ◴[04 May 22 13:39 UTC] No.31260216[source]▶
What a strange and utterly incorrect way to interpret Tailscale's mission.
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orangepurple ◴[04 May 22 13:46 UTC] No.31260321[source]▶
From the website:

What if we all just had a static IP address, and a DNS name? …and the address migrated around the world with you? …and you could connect to any of your devices no matter where they were?

Does this not promote the destruction of anonymity on the Internet?

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jaywalk ◴[04 May 22 13:50 UTC] No.31260381[source]▶
I think you've got a fundamental misunderstanding of what Tailscale does. It's all about accessing your own devices. You don't need or want anonymity in that case. They are not a general purpose VPN service, and can't even be used as one.
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1. RobertRoberts ◴[04 May 22 14:10 UTC] No.31260674[source]▶
No, I think you misunderstand that companies like this have huge visions, not tiny one like "just your own devices".

They are claiming they are on the road to "fix the internet", their own words.