The reasons of his departure? Military AI, surveillance of Europeans, ethical principles erased.

René Mayrhofer has been protecting the security of your Android smartphone for nine years. He just quit Google for a reason that directly concerns you: the company signed a deal allowing the Pentagon to use its AI for classified operations, and the man who secured your smartphone believes these tools will “probably be used against” European citizens.

Here is the rest of article in French: https://www.lesnumeriques.com/societe-numerique/la-direction-a-perdu-toute-boussole-morale-le-chef-de-la-securite-d-android-claque-la-porte-de-google-n257431.html

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[–] 99 points 2 months ago (3 children)

google...

moral compass...

lost...

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mate, you work for a multinational spyware company.

i think you need a holiday in the mountains.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    spyware company?
    If only that.
    They created AI drone-targeting software to help the US regime kill children.
    Schmidt was appointed by the Pentagon to head the Defense Innovation Advisory Board.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    The company whos motto was “do no evil” up until that was too high of a bar, somehow

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I can abide evil, but surveillance against Europeans 😱

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