in case you haven't noticed the forum culture is not flexible. hn is a very specifically flawed lens to the world. they're not about to "fix" anything because "nothing is broken"
they will patiently explain to you why you're wrong, then get on with being the unchanging same thing they are.
a funny paradox. a non innovating lens onto a "highly innovative" part of the world.
you seem to say what I'm proposing wouldn't have helped. I think you don't care to see how it can.
these systems already work in places where people's values aren't backward.
you talk about abuse of power, but don't you think you're abusing the power you have by preventing these systems spreading.
I'm beginning to see that silicon valley is fine with surveillance as long as they hold the control themselves. when it comes to building systems for government, for all the countries, they lose their minds. I think because they are afraid they will lose control. when they build those information and control systems for themselves and to impose their values they're cool with that.
and they're cool with that even when it costs lives.
about morality? is just them hiding.
but use a quote to end thinking always a good way to avoid dogma.
There is video of the SL bomber who attacked the church. The ringleader of the attacks was an extremist known to SL intelligence.In SV you pat yourselves on the back at your virtue when you block your employers from supplying surveillance technology, or undermine and refuse to work on projects that do.What if you were as proactive as spreading security technology as you are at spreading your...