An Open Source License That Requires Users to Do No Harm

An Open Source License That Requires Users to Do No Harm

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https://www.wired.com/story/open-source-license-requires-users-do-no-harm/

China uses facial recognition technology to track Uyghur Muslims. The US military uses drones to kill suspected terrorists—any nearby civilians. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement—which has locked children in cages near the Mexican border—relies on software for communications and coordination, like all modern organizations.

Someone had to write the code that makes all of that possible. Increasingly, some developers are calling on their employers and the government to stop using their work in ways they believe are unethical. Google employees convinced the company to stop its drone footage analysis work and cancel plans to bid on a cloud computing contract with the Pentagon. Microsoft employees have protested the company's work for ICE and the military, though with little success thus far.

An Open Source License That Requires Users to Do No Harm

Oct 4, 2019, 1:22pm UTC
https://www.wired.com/story/open-source-license-requires-users-do-no-harm/ > China uses facial recognition technology to track Uyghur Muslims. The US military uses drones to kill suspected terrorists—any nearby civilians. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement—which has locked children in cages near the Mexican border—relies on software for communications and coordination, like all modern organizations. > Someone had to write the code that makes all of that possible. Increasingly, some developers are calling on their employers and the government to stop using their work in ways they believe are unethical. Google employees convinced the company to stop its drone footage analysis work and cancel plans to bid on a cloud computing contract with the Pentagon. Microsoft employees have protested the company's work for ICE and the military, though with little success thus far.