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Wouldn't that be the ideal place for companies? If a government is dependent on a company to collect data, wouldn't that government support the company in hard
by CaptSpify 10y ago
Wouldn't that be the ideal place for companies? If a government is dependent on a company to collect data, wouldn't that government support the company in hard times? Sure, if it was a choice between surviving and throwing the company under the bus, the government would choose the later, but if given the choice, wouldn't the government try to keep one of it's most powerful tools?
- cryptarch 10y agoIt works in Russia, China, and less so (perhaps) America (e.g. telcos). It's similarly practical for a government to have unlimited intelligence on its populace. That doesn't mean its good for anyone not working for the government, explicitly (as an employee or contractor) or implicitly (as a data collecting company which can be forced to share). IMO a) collecting data on users and b) doing it in a way that does not preserve user privacy makes you complicit to mass surveillance. Edit: directly -> explicitly
- CaptSpify 10y ago> That doesn't mean its good for anyone not working for the government directly or indirectly. I totally agree. I'd argue that it's objectively bad for anyone not working for the government. But I'm talking about from the company's point of view.
- pjc50 10y agoAnd it was "good" for IG Farben to supply Zyklon B to the Nazis. Until they lost and several company executives served prison sentences for crimes against humanity. Amorality certainly pays the bills.