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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by greenyoda on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:42PM (#19880256)
As a software engineer, I don't software engineers should be immune from prosecution if they knowingly violate laws. Your manager telling you to do something (even under threat of firing) is not an excuse if you know that it's illegal. For example, the guy who wrote the software for Bernie Madoff's company knew that he was helping Madoff perpetrate fraud, and ended up in prison.[1]

[1] http://static7.businessinsider.com/r-ex-madoff-computer-prog...

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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by mixmastamyk on Friday May 10, 2019 @02:04PM (#19880509)
Not saying they should be immune, but rather pointing the focus at decision makers. Some of them could be engineers too.
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