"we would not sell technology to the nazis would we? but before anyone else does, we wil sell to the nazis..." also "we feel obliged to think hard about this problem and take a longer-term view" pretty much means "fuck you we will do it and we dont care about your concerns". this machine kills.. it will collect data and will get you killed.
You cannot shut off China's totalitarianism. It's too well entrenched and the truth is many Chinese historically prefer a harmonious society rather than an American definition of a free one. The only way to change it is gradually.
If China doesn't have Google build this system, then they'll hire Alibaba or Tencent to do it. With Google doing it, an American company has the technology there, meaning there's an option to understand what is going on and possibly influenc
If an american company is doing it, and has the technology there -- it just means that in 6 months to a year, all the Chinese companies will also have that same technology.
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People on Slashdot think too narrowly.
You cannot shut off China's totalitarianism. It's too well entrenched and the truth is many Chinese historically prefer a harmonious society rather than an American definition of a free one. The only way to change it is gradually.
If China doesn't have Google build this system, then they'll hire Alibaba or Tencent to do it. With Google doing it, an American company has the technology there, meaning there's an option to understand what is going on and possibly influenc
Re:well google (Score:2)
If an american company is doing it, and has the technology there -- it just means that in 6 months to a year, all the Chinese companies will also have that same technology.