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Comment by paulddraper

1 year ago

That's a separate point, sure.

"soldiers have an ethical duty not to follow an order that is illegal"

And, putting it that way, a legal duty not to follow an order that is unethical.

My point is that us Software Engineers have the same duty, in my opinion. If some pointy-haired boss tells us to build something that will cause misery for our users, I think we have an ethical duty to refuse to do it.