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>But even if the developers had ethical concerns, they had no recourse but to quit, and be replaced by someone else I'm not saying that everyone who touched th
by vharuck 7y ago
>But even if the developers had ethical concerns, they had no recourse but to quit, and be replaced by someone else
I'm not saying that everyone who touched the software should be indicted, but there were options beyond quitting. They could've told the customers, the news outlets, or the government.
Of course, when you're surrounded by people doing the same thing and nobody else is speaking up, it's not unreasonable to think you're the only one who sees it as shady.
- mcguire 7y agoWhistleblowing is likely worse than quitting.
- jessaustin 7y agoYes, by whistleblowing they would have gone from unemployed developers to unemployed developers in prison. FBI targets security researchers with no business connection to health software companies. [0] How much worse would it be for ex-employees? [0] https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/justin-shafer-fbi-raid/ https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/justin-shafer-fbi-raid/