Of course I mean you. I mean all programmers. "When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important.

Of course I mean you. I mean all programmers. "When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camp directors seek businessmen interested in cheap labor." -- Timothy Snyder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F75dhfkXjw8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F75dhfkXjw8) As engineers we are building these systems, such as ad tech and personal data markets, that we do not wish to participate in. We (and if you're back is up, then in all likelihood you) are responsible for the world we are creating. As engineers we have an ethical responsibility to build a world we wish to live in. As a class of people exercising power together, we can use that power to make a world we want to live in. When we implement systems that sell personal data we disempower ourselves and empower those who benefit from making the world a worse place.