Re:Drop Dropbox
by morgante on Thursday April 10, 2014 @04:46PM
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I likewise supported Eich and oppose Rice.
This is because it's a matter of looking at whether there's a conflict between their stated beliefs and the way I'd like their companies to be run.
In Eich's case, he was opposed to marriage equality. While I disagree with him, this does not affect his work because (thankfully) private corporations don't issue marriage licenses.
In Rice's case, she supports warrantless wiretaps. This attitude (that government requests can and should be responded to even if they lack warrants) is directly applicable to the decisions and policies she'll guide for Dropbox. My privacy will be directly compromised.
It's a matter of applicability and impact, not politics.
This is because it's a matter of looking at whether there's a conflict between their stated beliefs and the way I'd like their companies to be run.
In Eich's case, he was opposed to marriage equality. While I disagree with him, this does not affect his work because (thankfully) private corporations don't issue marriage licenses.
In Rice's case, she supports warrantless wiretaps. This attitude (that government requests can and should be responded to even if they lack warrants) is directly applicable to the decisions and policies she'll guide for Dropbox. My privacy will be directly compromised.
It's a matter of applicability and impact, not politics.