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Why are private companies more trustworthy than the government?
by minikites 6y ago
Why are private companies more trustworthy than the government?
- superkuh 6y agoPrivate companies cannot use physical force against you or deprive you of your volition.
- site-packages1 6y agoi.e. not necessarily less trustworthy, but less able to enforce their will upon you
- Natsu 6y agoThat doesn't exactly make them trustworthy. Also, that hasn't always been true... e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town
- BitwiseFool 6y agoI don't think the "deprive you of your volition" part is true. Private companies can absolutely do this to you as an individual - either as an employee or a consumer. And, they can do it through both direct and indirect means.
- username90 6y agoNeither can the government, there are laws against that. If you argue that they can ignore the law since they are politicians, then what use are laws stating that the government can't keep your private information?
- meowster 6y agoApple disagrees with you. https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/09/02/apple-security-personnel-search-house-allegedly-for-missing-iphone-prototype/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/09/02/apple-security-person... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/09/sfpd-investigating-involvement-in-bizarre-case-of-lost-iphone-prototype/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/09/sfpd-investigating-i...
- mpalczewski 6y agoPeople in private companies want to make money. People in government want power.