[hermitcrab]

The standard story arc for something like this is that it is pitched as a humanitarian/environmental technology, but it is the military that provide the money and that where it gets used. I'm not being overly judgemental - the good guys (e.g. Ukraine) need good military tech. But lets not kid ourselves.

[nine_k]

Basically any technology that makes any difference will have a military value, and will be used by the military.

One of the few things that are not obviously, if in any way at all, usable for any military purposes is targeted advertising. Whether it's used by the good guys more is an interesting topic.

[hermitcrab]

Bad actors are using ad tech to subvert democracy (cf Cambridge Analytica).

[jeremyjacob]

I receive targeted recruitment ads from the U.S. Army and Navy frequently. Targeted advertising appears to be a valuable tool in encouraging young people to join the military.

[keepamovin]

That's not actually true about ad targeting. The tech used there is a big information warfare thing, which has major military applications