Thursday, September 13, 2018

G@@gl& scientist resigns due to company's compliance with China's censorship and surveillance demands

Quoted here in The Intercept:

“Due to my conviction that dissent is fundamental to functioning democracies, I am forced to resign in order to avoid contributing to, or profiting from, the erosion of protection for dissidents.”

“I view our intent to capitulate to censorship and surveillance demands in exchange for access to the Chinese market as a forfeiture of our values and governmental negotiating position across the globe,” he wrote, adding: “There is an all-too-real possibility that other nations will attempt to leverage our actions in China in order to demand our compliance with their security demands.” ...

[H]e is surprised more of the company’s employees have not quit over Dragonfly.