Google employees can’t just walk away from ethical tradeoffs like Dragonfly

Re:Google employees can’t just walk away from ethical tradeo... by gnosis89 on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @11:44AM (#19320268)

This guy gets it. Missing out on over a billion people as an ad-revenue based company just because you don't want to do what is already being done (and will continue to be done) is just insanely stupid.

The idea that you are somehow creating change in China by refusing to interact with China is just stupid. It will only serve to have a negative affect on promoting your ethics. China is increasing its influence in the rest of the world and that includes its politics.

It's the same thought processes that people who don't vote because they don't like any of the candidates use. It's only detrimental to society.

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Re:Google employees can’t just walk away from ethical tradeo... by Analemma_ on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @12:12PM (#19320605)

“If we don’t, someone else will” is not a “get out of jail free” card for ethics. You can always find someone willing to do something for the right price, but that does not imply that nothing is unethical and everything is permitted.

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Re:Google employees can’t just walk away from ethical tradeo... by gnosis89 on Thursday March 07, 2019 @09:06AM (#19328061)

None of what you are referring to was stated in my post.

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