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HavenCo, founded in 1999, operates secure [[data havens]] and supporting services. HavenCo is best known for establishing a secure [[colocation]] facility in [[Sealand]], a self-proclaimed independent principality on an artificial island fortress in the [[North Sea]]. HavenCo has been featured on several news programs, the cover of Wired Magazine, and over 200 articles around the world. HavenCo's founders include [[Ryan Lackey]], who currently resides on [[Sealand]], Sean and Jo Hastings, [[Avi Freedman]] (a well-known networking expert), and several others, as well as a close partnership with the royal family of [[Sealand]], especially [[Prince Michael]], who is also HavenCo's CEO. |
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HavenCo believes in freedom of information and commerce. HavenCo's [[acceptable use policy]] prohibits [[child pornography]], [[spam]], and malicious [[hacking]]. All other content is acceptable. Additionally, since Sealand is not a signatory or party to WTO or WIPO, HavenCo has no restrictions on copyright or intellectual property. |
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In addition to commercial services such as [[colocation]], consulting, and systems administration, HavenCo operates a [[mixmaster anonymous remailer]], an offshore software development host (similar to sourceforge), and electronic mail services. |
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HavenCo bears a great degree of resemblance to [[Neal Stephenson]]'s fictional datahaven in the novel [[Cryptonomicon]], and various details match up as well -- an investor named Avi, location on an island, affiliation with [[cypherpunks]], impacted wisdom teeth, use of [[cryptography]], etc. However, HavenCo was well underway before the book was public, and the concept of a [[data haven]] is a far older idea. The use of small islands as [[tax havens]] and [[flags of convenience]] is perhaps a hundred years old, and data havens are a logical evolution of that. |
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HavenCo is one of the few profitable [[cypherpunk]] startups. This is primarily due to HavenCo's focus on business clients, rather than services for individuals. |
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*http://www.havenco.com/ -- HavenCo |
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Revision as of 18:22, 17 November 2001
HavenCo, founded in 1999, operates secure data havens and supporting services. HavenCo is best known for establishing a secure colocation facility in Sealand, a self-proclaimed independent principality on an artificial island fortress in the North Sea. HavenCo has been featured on several news programs, the cover of Wired Magazine, and over 200 articles around the world. HavenCo's founders include Ryan Lackey, who currently resides on Sealand, Sean and Jo Hastings, Avi Freedman (a well-known networking expert), and several others, as well as a close partnership with the royal family of Sealand, especially Prince Michael, who is also HavenCo's CEO.
HavenCo believes in freedom of information and commerce. HavenCo's acceptable use policy prohibits child pornography, spam, and malicious hacking. All other content is acceptable. Additionally, since Sealand is not a signatory or party to WTO or WIPO, HavenCo has no restrictions on copyright or intellectual property.
In addition to commercial services such as colocation, consulting, and systems administration, HavenCo operates a mixmaster anonymous remailer, an offshore software development host (similar to sourceforge), and electronic mail services.
HavenCo bears a great degree of resemblance to Neal Stephenson's fictional datahaven in the novel Cryptonomicon, and various details match up as well -- an investor named Avi, location on an island, affiliation with cypherpunks, impacted wisdom teeth, use of cryptography, etc. However, HavenCo was well underway before the book was public, and the concept of a data haven is a far older idea. The use of small islands as tax havens and flags of convenience is perhaps a hundred years old, and data havens are a logical evolution of that.
HavenCo is one of the few profitable cypherpunk startups. This is primarily due to HavenCo's focus on business clients, rather than services for individuals.
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- http://www.havenco.com/ -- HavenCo
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