Microsoft workers urge company to abandon Army contract for headsets meant to 'increase lethality'

Microsoft workers urge company to abandon Army contract for headsets meant to 'increase lethality'

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/23/microsoft-workers-urge-company-to-abandon-army-con/

Microsoft employees on Friday urged executives to cancel the company's contract with the U.S. Army for building battlefield-ready headsets.

"We are a global coalition of Microsoft workers, and we refuse to create technology for warfare and oppression," the employees wrote in an open letter circulated online. "We are alarmed that Microsoft is working to provide weapons technology to the U.S. Military, helping one country's government 'increase lethality' using tools we built. We did not sign up to develop weapons, and we demand a say in how our work is used."