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The value of being connected and transparent is so high that the roadbumps of privacy issues are much lower in actual experience than people's fears.
Reid Hoffman
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Reid Hoffman
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 5
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Stanford
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Reid Garrett Hoffman
Reid G. Hoffman
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