The reasons of his departure? Military AI, surveillance of Europeans, ethical principles erased.

René Mayrhofer has been protecting the security of your Android smartphone for nine years. He just quit Google for a reason that directly concerns you: the company signed a deal allowing the Pentagon to use its AI for classified operations, and the man who secured your smartphone believes these tools will “probably be used against” European citizens.

Here is the rest of article in French: https://www.lesnumeriques.com/societe-numerique/la-direction-a-perdu-toute-boussole-morale-le-chef-de-la-securite-d-android-claque-la-porte-de-google-n257431.html

  • _‌_反いじめ戦隊@ani.social
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    1 day ago

    What kind of person stares at a screen for so long through discrete logic and creativity just to a achieve a calculation that achieves a goal?
    Normal people?

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        10 hours ago

        Normal people
        more normies
        Notice, no masks, no burner phones, identifiable apparels, unique styles, identifiable gait, outside, walking on street+highways. Etc…

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          9 hours ago

          Ah, I see, you think developers are like this

          Understandable that you have prejudice then with such a hollywood view of programmers.

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            8 hours ago

            Programming ≢ development. Developers plan protests, hold events, show up for meetings, engage with other industries, etc… A programmer spends too much time with an overpriced abacus to get calculations done.

            I feel like you’re misengaging a syndicalist.

            What programmer engages with normal people and meets normal people‘s demands?