Comment by sonicanatidae
2 years ago
>What is the point of transparency reports if they don't include major vectors of government surveillance?
The feels.
2 years ago
>What is the point of transparency reports if they don't include major vectors of government surveillance?
The feels.
It's more than that, IMHO.
I think companies publishing whatever they can is a good thing. We would be worse off if they took the attitude of if we can't publish everything we might as well publish nothing.
Publishing whatever they can is a good thing.
But this is also a great reminder that there's a bunch of things they can't publish -- so "transparency reports" are of extremely limited value. Their greatest value is encouraging people to have a false sense of security.
I'm infinitely more cynical about corporations. For me, it's always about what they can do to mitigate any and all possible blame, regardless of circumstance, context, and the world itself. Always.