It takes two things for programs like "Jedi Blue" to happen. First, you need sociopaths in leadership positions who champion this 'great idea' they've figured out. These people often rise up in large companies because they are willing to do this sort of thing without any remorse. But second, you need developers to build it. A large number of them, usually, for a big project like this. Dozens of people like us knew th…
You are assuming that developers really know the implications of what they're doing. The reality is that, apart from a few that made the effort to understand the whole situation, most are kept on the dark about the real implications of each piece they're building. That's the "genius" of modern management, and why they want to make each software engineer a little cog in their machine.