Post by Hockey on May 8, 2020 6:03:02 GMT
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For your reading pleasure:
Keybase's blog post: keybase.io/blog/keybase-joins-zoom
Zoom's blog post: blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/05/07/zoom-acquires-keybase-and-announces-goal-of-developing-the-most-broadly-used-enterprise-end-to-end-encryption-offering/
People on ycombinator freaking the fuck out: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23102430
From what's been put out, it looks like Keybase will be here for a while. The acquisition was made mostly for the employees. Zoom is looking to bolster security and become a much more privacy-centric company. That said, not much has been said about what will actually happen to Keybase. I find it hard to imagine that Keybase will completely die. It's such an asset. I've heard people sling around the thought that Zoom might make Keybase a Microsoft Teams/Slack competitor (which would make sense given that Keybase's teams feature has gotten REALLY good).
It's scary though. I love Keybase and would hate to see such a promising start-up die at the hands of a large company. Only time will tell.
For your reading pleasure:
Keybase's blog post: keybase.io/blog/keybase-joins-zoom
Zoom's blog post: blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/05/07/zoom-acquires-keybase-and-announces-goal-of-developing-the-most-broadly-used-enterprise-end-to-end-encryption-offering/
People on ycombinator freaking the fuck out: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23102430
From what's been put out, it looks like Keybase will be here for a while. The acquisition was made mostly for the employees. Zoom is looking to bolster security and become a much more privacy-centric company. That said, not much has been said about what will actually happen to Keybase. I find it hard to imagine that Keybase will completely die. It's such an asset. I've heard people sling around the thought that Zoom might make Keybase a Microsoft Teams/Slack competitor (which would make sense given that Keybase's teams feature has gotten REALLY good).
It's scary though. I love Keybase and would hate to see such a promising start-up die at the hands of a large company. Only time will tell.
