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It is important to remember the lessons of the past here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust#Summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the
by btown 8y ago
It is important to remember the lessons of the past here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust#Summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust#Summary
> Data generated by means of counting and alphabetization equipment supplied by IBM through its German and other national subsidiaries was instrumental in the efforts of the German government to concentrate and ultimately destroy ethnic Jewish populations across Europe.[22] Black reports that every Nazi concentration camp maintained its own Hollerith-Abteilung (Hollerith Department), assigned with keeping tabs on inmates through use of IBM's punchcard technology.[23] In his book, Black charges that "without IBM's machinery, continuing upkeep and service, as well as the supply of punch cards, whether located on-site or off-site, Hitler's camps could have never managed the numbers they did."[24]
Given how many players there are in the IaaS/PaaS space, it's inevitable that ICE will inevitably find a contractor willing to support them. But those at the organizations with the most robust and advanced cloud offerings can slow down this process, and thus have a moral obligation to demonstrate to their employers the hidden cost of enabling unethical regimes.
- Shivetya 8y agoWhat is ICE doing that is bad with regards to using facial recognition technology. If a person is block from immigration because of past history why not have tools to make it easier to turn them down. It certainly does have the issue of the Holocaust. why not have vendors we know we can take to the task of due diligence? Our bordering countries have more stringent immigration policies but we don't see the gnashing of teeth when we try to move towards similar strategies. With regards to the child separation issue that was even being done by the prior administration but never received as much headlines. At end of April there were 10k children separated but held in protective care, in 2013 it was 25k. We have this influx because the wrong message is communicated into foreign countries. This means all the dangers of passing through Mexico which doesn't want them either and don't even think of going to Canada