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Expanding on my own post... why is it any tech company's responsibility to protect people from their own bad decisions?
by darkerside 8y ago
Expanding on my own post... why is it any tech company's responsibility to protect people from their own bad decisions?
- pixl97 8y agoAre you serious? Because as of so far, in the US, the law demands it. Look at every product you buy "Don't do X dangerous thing with said device". We regulate countless things that can be physically harmful to individuals. I can't go to the store and by dynamite because I can harm myself and others with it. So should information be regulated if it can cause physical harm to oneself and others. This is not an easy question to answer.
- darkerside 8y agoSo law should dictate what we're able to say? There was a time when that was counter to the entire point.
- ijpoijpoihpiuoh 8y agoLegal responsibility, or moral? The answer is of course "it depends," in this case on who you ask. Maybe they don't even think it's their responsibility, but they think it will make life better for their customers. I personally do a lot of things that aren't my responsibility, but which I think are good to do for various other reasons.
- darkerside 8y agoThat makes sense in cases where you know what's best for others.