Sadly, there will always be tech workers willing to do this for the right price. As I get older, I'm starting to wonder if not following my "tech morals" would've brought more success.
Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
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Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#82Unfortunately, with firearms registration and no-fly lists, Muslim registries are part of the slope we've set precedent for. A citizen should _never_ have to register with the government to exercise a freedom explicitly granted in the constitution.
It's an interesting argument. How could that work for things like driving, where you need to prove competency before you are legally allowed to do something?
Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#83[0] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/22/facebooks...
Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#84Unfortunately, with firearms registration and no-fly lists, Muslim registries are part of the slope we've set precedent for. A citizen should _never_ have to register with the government to exercise a freedom explicitly granted in the constitution.
It's an interesting argument. How could that work for things like driving, where you need to prove competency before you are legally allowed to do something?
Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#85If I was the US government I would be in the process of building a full world family tree using DNA collected from battlefields and attacks. I would want to know when an attacker's cousin is entering a certain country.
Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#86So, http://neveragain.tech/ will become a database of tech workers who pledged to never build a database of Muslims.
Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#87I just went on Facebook and created an Ad [0] that targets only people "interested in Islam" and living the US, it took 30 seconds. [0] http://i.imgur.com/NOrGA2N.png --- Edit: Direct link
Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#88I just went on Facebook and created an Ad [0] that targets only people "interested in Islam" and living the US, it took 30 seconds. [0] http://i.imgur.com/NOrGA2N.png --- Edit: Direct link
Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#89Unfortunately, with firearms registration and no-fly lists, Muslim registries are part of the slope we've set precedent for. A citizen should _never_ have to register with the government to exercise a freedom explicitly granted in the constitution.
equating the purchase of a shotgun to having an ethnic or religious identity is a sad statement.
Everyone has a culture, even if from your perspective it's normal or even "low".
Re: Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
#90Unfortunately, with firearms registration and no-fly lists, Muslim registries are part of the slope we've set precedent for. A citizen should _never_ have to register with the government to exercise a freedom explicitly granted in the constitution.