In recent news, Google has put forth a proposal known as the "Web Environment Integrity Explainer", authored by four of its engineers. On the surface, it
  • seang96AEnglish
    132·
    11 months ago

    Sure it won’t kill people like programming drones, but it is still unethical and would affect ~5 billion people negatively.

    • Steeve@lemmy.caEnglish
      311·
      11 months ago

      Right, but you said “just under”. There’s a preeetty fuckin wide gap between blocking ad blockers and dropping bombs guy.

      • seang96AEnglish
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        11 months ago
        1. It’s not just ad blockers that is m issue with this. Read Mozilla’s post for a bunch of valid concerns.
        2. If you read my reply there is a comma prior to the just which makes a pause if it makes it better you could read it as [it’s] just under… Either way I am not trying to make the wide gape you are referring to, I was simply stating it as a matter of fact more ethical then programming for military use but still unethical.
        • Steeve@lemmy.caEnglish
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          11 months ago

          I’m not saying concerns aren’t valid, I just took your comment to be calling it almost comparable to military software.

          “…, it’s just under…” means the same thing, but I think you mean “it’s just under” as in “although, it’s under” rather than “just” being a measurement?