We could probably increase the vaccination rate if we snooped on peoples' phones to find out if they are participating in vaccine-hesitant behavior, and then rate-limited traffic to websites and apps that peddle this dangerous misinformation.
How many people have to lose their lives in the service of some pedantic idea of "privacy"? It's a computer looking at it, it's not even a human person.
I think tech companies need a hippocratic oath similar to "first do no harm". Apple should not be engaging in misinformation trafficking, and should at the very least be working to minimize harm by preventing people form falling victim to dangerous, unsubstantiated, and un-fact-checked information. This is especially important when our elected officials use the considerable power that has been gifted to them by the people to put peoples' lives in danger by spreading dangerous misinformation.
What role did apple's inaction on this have in the pandemic? In the January 6th insurrectionist's attempt to overturn a validated, secure, and duly certified democratic election? What role did Apple's inaction play in the attempted kidnapping of the governor of Michigan?
By refusing to help, they are partially responsible for these things. It's time for us to demand that they do their fair share of helping. Inaction is itself an action.
How many people have to lose their lives in the service of some pedantic idea of "privacy"? It's a computer looking at it, it's not even a human person.
I think tech companies need a hippocratic oath similar to "first do no harm". Apple should not be engaging in misinformation trafficking, and should at the very least be working to minimize harm by preventing people form falling victim to dangerous, unsubstantiated, and un-fact-checked information. This is especially important when our elected officials use the considerable power that has been gifted to them by the people to put peoples' lives in danger by spreading dangerous misinformation.
What role did apple's inaction on this have in the pandemic? In the January 6th insurrectionist's attempt to overturn a validated, secure, and duly certified democratic election? What role did Apple's inaction play in the attempted kidnapping of the governor of Michigan?
By refusing to help, they are partially responsible for these things. It's time for us to demand that they do their fair share of helping. Inaction is itself an action.
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This is sarcasm, of course. For how long?