[glitcher]

> and aren’t going anywhere

Yet... that you know of.

Nothing specific against Sift Science whatsoever in my comment, but many, many times this sentiment has been conveyed by companies and it rings hollow IMO. There are a lot of different ways a company can change or disappear at some unforeseen point in the future, and claims that "you can trust us to be here forever" do not carry much weight for the large group of experienced users, devs, management, etc who have been burned multiple times.

[cortesoft]

So are you implying that you should never enter into a business relationship with another company?

Clearly, you need to always be prepared for your partner to go away, but you still have to work with other companies.

[sushid]

I think the parent commenter is just saying that it's not something you can actually believe, just like a company saying they'll never sell your data.

Sure, that's the intention but when someone comes around waving a checkbook, they can in turn buy you and shut you down, sell your customers' info, etc. Sure, its not YOU allowing that to happen but by ceding control you essentially allowed that to happen.

[rococode]

"You can trust us to be here (until enough money comes our way)" is just how it is for most businesses like this. An unfortunate, and in my opinion largely unresolvable, side effect of an ecosystem where specific useful tools are hard enough to create and manage that full companies have to be formed around them.