Ask HN: Are there real-world examples of moral failures of software engineers?
Consider the following projects:
* Facebook's Free Basics initiative in India:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35169226
* The Stingray phone surveillance device:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker
* North Korea's Red Star operating system:
https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7174-lifting_the_fog_on_red_star_os
* Hacking Team's surveillance software (sold to countries with a poor human rights track record):
https://theintercept.com/2015/07/07/leaked-documents-confirm-hacking-team-sells-spyware-repressive-countries/
Do you think that the software engineers who consented to work on the above projects acted ethically?
* Facebook's Free Basics initiative in India: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35169226
* The Stingray phone surveillance device: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker
* North Korea's Red Star operating system: https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7174-lifting_the_fog_on_red_star_os
* Hacking Team's surveillance software (sold to countries with a poor human rights track record): https://theintercept.com/2015/07/07/leaked-documents-confirm-hacking-team-sells-spyware-repressive-countries/
Do you think that the software engineers who consented to work on the above projects acted ethically?