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AWS runs ICE servers, and ICE uses AWS Rekognition as part of their crackdowns[1]. I was at the AWS NYC Keynote this year, and the protesters were very clear: "

• cnst 7y ago
  I agree it's a somewhat moot point, which didn't really click with me, either, as the argument assumes that these anti-ICE protests are carried out by non-engineers, which given the latest Chef and GitHub stories, isn't necessarily the case at all. Also, even in case of a spin-off, I don't really understand why would Jeff Bezos get out of the picture, either — wouldn't he remain the primary shareholder? Pretty much all of the arguments in the whole article are both invalid and unsound.
  • joecot 7y ago
    > I agree it's a somewhat moot point, which didn't really click with me, either, as the argument assumes that these anti-ICE protests are carried out by non-engineers, which given the latest Chef and GitHub stories, isn't necessarily the case at all. The protesters stood up one at a time during the keynote, yelled "Cut ties with ICE", and were escorted out. Then a couple minutes later the next one would start. I don't know whether they were engineers or not, but there was quite a bit of awkward clapping for them, and it cast a shadow over the rest of the event. I spent about half the event googling for what they were talking about, then for AWS alternatives to what I'm using and making plans, and I doubt I was the only one. It was extremely effective.