Data Haven Down?

In the heady days of 2000, a company called HavenCo made a splash by announcing that it would offer a Cryptonomicon-style offshore haven for "zero-regulation e-commerce." Three years later, CNet is reporting that the enterprise may be on the rocks.

Comments

[greg]

Wow thats so fascinating....

[Micha Ghertner]

Maybe the Dentist won his lawsuit?

[Anonymous]

It will happen, sooner or later. But not here on earth.

[Plutarck]

Anti-orgy? The bastard!

[twistedmerkin]

That article was a riot. A co-location facility on a gun tower 6 miles off of shore- maybe they should put one on the moon! A 'safe haven from governments' that would readily "turn customer information over to the authorities if there was any serious problem with our stuff." "Customers want stability. They don't want the network to be down for two months." Thanks for the laugh Jesse, it makes up for your anti-orgy views.

[Jesse Walker]

it makes up for your anti-orgy views

I know I'm going to regret asking this, but: Huh?

[twistedmerkin]

It's not uncommon for people to misunderstand what I'm trying to say. I've been told that people would understand me better if I would just remove my head from my ass, but that sounds like too much effort.