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johnnyFive  ·  2179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: New details on Palantir, the commerical spying tool for law enforcement

I think it's a totally fair question, and something we tend to lose sight off. Not just in the more general sense of "asking if they could, but never if they should." Instead, "profitability" is seen as a moral good in and of itself.

I also think that it's a case sometimes of getting the job and then making post hoc rationalizations.





user-inactivated  ·  2179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, you're right. I figure in a lot of cases you have the skills and your rent and medical insurance need to be paid, so why not. And all jobs are in some sense unethical if you're anal enough about it.