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1. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Feb-2019 08:04:21 EST switching.social

   @dansup

   This was the straw that broke the camel's back and convinced me surveillance industries had to be stopped:

   https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/30/leaked-facebook-memo-ugly-truth/

   "Maybe it costs a life by exposing someone to bullies. Maybe someone dies in a terrorist attack coordinated on our tools."

   "... all the work we do in growth is justified. All the questionable contact importing practices. All the subtle language that helps people stay searchable by friends. The work we will likely have to do in China some day. All of it."

   1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Feb-2019 08:14:10 EST Adam

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      @switchingsocial @dansup Pretending, for a moment, that what the memo says is true, that they don't even do it for money...they just believe so vehemently in the idea of "connecting people" that they see it as an inherent good in and of itself, regardless of the outcome...that's pathologically evil and deeply disturbing. At least greed could be rationalized.