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Re:Stingrays and Dirtboxes: how cops can secretly track your... by jccc on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:54PM (#24042553)
I understand that in principle it could have an effect, and I understand how.

I'm questioning whether that market for developers really is tight enough to matter, whether employers and top policy makers would even notice that some number of people withhold their skills in protest.

I'm wondering if perhaps there are other more powerful ways for these developers to exert their influence, whether in these positions or outside of them.

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Re:Stingrays and Dirtboxes: how cops can secretly track your... by jpollock on Monday August 03, 2020 @04:51PM (#24043245)
That would be an interesting research paper, particularly if it was able to quantify the effect of various blows to a companies reputation.

"The effect of corporate reputation on staffing costs"?

A quick googling implies "yes"?

https://www.igniyte.co.uk/blog/how-a-bad-corporate-reputatio....

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Re:Stingrays and Dirtboxes: how cops can secretly track your... by TeaDrunk on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:36PM (#24043747)
I was under the impression that lack of talent does matter- if top talent doesn't want to work for you, you can't replace top talent with less-top talent and expect to maintain your competitive edge. Especially if said top talent is now working for a competitor.
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