[hnbad]

> cloud providers’ incentives are aligned with growth which naturally mean easy accessibility; hence all the defaults being generally “open”

So no different from every VC funded startup (or startup seeking VC funding) then?

The sentiment of imposing tighter regulations around data security feels counter to the general idea that the lack of regulations around data security (e.g. strong data protection laws) are what allows the US tech industry to dominate compared to its EU equivalents.

I'm not disagreeing with this, I'm just pointing out the contradiction and wondering how those who believe the latter would reconcile that belief with demanding the former.

[dgb23]

It’s quite simple. Doing the right thing has short term costs and long term benefits.