[tacheiordache]

This kind of story gets flagged these days on HN

[JohnMakin]

And it's a shame, because this is a deeply relevant topic - unfortunately people cannot discuss it rationally whatsoever.

[zadler]

We are all sleepwalking into a terminator scenario or dangerous surveillance state at least. Not just Israel. This kind of tech is eventually turned inwards.

[bsnnkv]

This is known as the "imperial boomerang"[1] for anyone who would like to do further research and look at historical examples.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_boomerang

[kombine]

And when we are choosing which service provider to use, we also have to consider this dimension. But most would only decide on the technical merits.

[cempaka]

A not insignificant number of HN readers are actively working on these systems, we wouldn't want them getting cold feet.

[JohnMakin]

I don't necessarily disagree, I just wish that if we're going to decide to nuke stuff like this I also don't have to see 5,000 word PG screed on the front page for half a week. It suggests a particular bias that I don't think actually exists to the degree people think.

[cempaka]

Heh I was being sarcastic, but yeah, you can't really expect to discuss the MIC's worst crimes openly on a forum that represents an industry tied so closely to it.