Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Military Contracts

Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi... by mankash666 on Friday June 22, 2018 @11:34AM (#17374754)

And how's that the fault of the military? Go after Rumsfeld and his falsification of intelligence if you have to, the people who gave their lives, and those who continue to put themselves in harm's way for your right to shame them on HN, are not at fault

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Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi... by pofilat on Friday June 22, 2018 @12:30PM (#17375279)

A military invasion is performed by the military. No one here is blaming the servicemembers.

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Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi... by mankash666 on Friday June 22, 2018 @04:11PM (#17376962)

But you are. The "military" follows the orders of the executive branch. Period.

Employees at Google are protesting the military's efforts to advance itself, while their real beef is with the executive branch.

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Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi... by chrisbennet on Friday June 22, 2018 @06:05PM (#17377854)

Google employees didn’t want to be complicit with certain things the government was going use their work for. They stood up for what they believed in.

If you are asked to say, make poison gas to exterminate the “enemies of the state”, you can always say: “Take it up with the executive branch.” I guess. When faced with the same situation, others may choose to a different response.

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