GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
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Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#2Can't really blame GitHub here... US laws are badly written.
Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#3Can't really blame GitHub here... US laws are badly written.
It's alright to blame people for lawfully following harmful laws.
Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#4Can't really blame GitHub here... US laws are badly written.
It's alright to blame people for lawfully following harmful laws.
It's also not fair to blame people (well, companies...) for obeying the law.
Personally, I'd rather a world where companies obey the law than one where they pick and choose what laws they would like to obey.
Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#5They could have blocked the user in Iran. It's without sense to block the organization's account.
Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#6Just wondering, does it also happen when connecting with Tor ? Would like to warn my friends and eventually tell them the workaround ...
Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's alright to blame people for lawfully following harmful laws.
It's also not fair to blame people (well, companies...) for obeying the law. Personally, I'd rather a world where companies obey the law than one where they pick and choose what laws they would like to obey.
I agree with you. It's alright to blame them, but it's unfair at the same time. The world is not fair.
EDIT: concerning hypothetical worlds, I pretty much not want to live in a world were companies blindly follow the law regardless of how harmful it is. We have tried these worlds in the past and they were not pretty.
Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#8Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#9GitHub might start blocking countries doing any trade with Iran in order to comply with "laws".
Re: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's alright to blame people for lawfully following harmful laws.
What is GitHub supposed to do?
> What is GitHub supposed to do?
Disobey the law, make a public statement about it, and deal with the consequences. This is not a new problem, it was treated by Kant a few centuries ago.