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The a16z Show · Thursday, October 1, 2026

Lyon criticizes 'creepy' VPNs and addresses insider threats with AI infrastructure

Barrett Lyon expressed distrust in many VPN services, calling them 'creepy' and highlighting the risks associated with leased infrastructure and potential insider threats. DocsNet addresses this by owning its infrastructure end-to-end, utilizing AI for network administration to minimize human access and potential vulnerabilities.

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The tape

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“And then, you know, the, the, You know, the thing we very rarely talk about because it's kind of uncomfortable is just how great an extent insider threat is.”
Joel De La Garza
“Yeah. And it's running in its own secure environment that's not exporting data to, like, one of the big AI companies.”
Barrett Lyon
“Yeah. No, that's, that's impressive. And I think, you know, the, the, You know, the thing we very rarely talk about because it's kind of uncomfortable is just how great an extent insider threat is.”
Joel De La Garza
Heard on The a16z Show — “Rebuilding the Internet for Privacy | Barrett Lyon on DoxxNet”, published Thursday, October 1, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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