Re:Uber’s Secret Tool for Keeping the Cops in the Dark
by virgilp on Thursday January 11, 2018 @10:39AM
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> a tool whose sole purpose is to block lawful warrants
There's no hint in the article that this was the sole purpose. From the article:
> Employees aware of its existence eventually took to calling it Ripley
So it was not codenamed from the start, there's an implication that a relatively small circle of users knew it.
> Workers in Uber’s IT department were soon tasked with creating a system to keep internal records hidden from intruders
Doesn't necessarily seem like something an ethical developer should refuse to do - it could easily be "sold" internally as security software protecting the sensitive information in case of network intrusion.
There's no hint in the article that this was the sole purpose. From the article:
> Employees aware of its existence eventually took to calling it Ripley
So it was not codenamed from the start, there's an implication that a relatively small circle of users knew it.
> Workers in Uber’s IT department were soon tasked with creating a system to keep internal records hidden from intruders
Doesn't necessarily seem like something an ethical developer should refuse to do - it could easily be "sold" internally as security software protecting the sensitive information in case of network intrusion.