> enables mass government surveillance, dark patterns, big data aggregation, and cyber warfare.
It's far from obvious that these things are unethical or immoral.
Sure, that's the consensus among a vocal segment of the readership of HN, but I imagine that the security services have no problem finding people who think surveillance and cyber warfare are necessary and patriotic duties, or that adtech companies can find people who think targeted advertising is a glorious expression of efficient free market entrepreneurship.
You will find plenty of lawyers working for the Justice and Defense departments, and also defending tech companies against privacy-related lawsuits.
It's far from obvious that these things are unethical or immoral.
Sure, that's the consensus among a vocal segment of the readership of HN, but I imagine that the security services have no problem finding people who think surveillance and cyber warfare are necessary and patriotic duties, or that adtech companies can find people who think targeted advertising is a glorious expression of efficient free market entrepreneurship.
You will find plenty of lawyers working for the Justice and Defense departments, and also defending tech companies against privacy-related lawsuits.