Google de-emphasizes 'Don't Be Evil' motto in its code of conduct

Re:Google de-emphasizes 'Don't Be Evil' motto in its code of... by jadedhacker on Friday May 18, 2018 @10:00PM (#17106226)

You're right that you can get into morally gray areas, but if the military is using applications that are available to ordinary consumers, businesses, and governments worldwide, it's not really giving them an edge now is it?

We should focus our criticism on people that are doing bad things and know it. We don't need to dive into the most murky territory in order to achieve worthy effects when there's so much low hanging fruit.

With regards to novel threats, it'd be nice if the military could justify these investments without resorting to propaganda, and outright lies. There should be a clear explanation that most people would understand the necessity of and how it works in their interest.

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Re:Google de-emphasizes 'Don't Be Evil' motto in its code of... by nradov on Saturday May 19, 2018 @02:08AM (#17106865)

While I support a lower military budget and less interventionist foreign policy, the reality is that it's impossible to publicly justify some investments without revealing classified information that would put intelligence sources at risk. If we're going to have a military at all then people have to be willing to delegate those investment decisions to their elected officials and operate on a need-to-know basis.

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