It's done worse in this area. Biden administration refused contracts with any company that didn't require all in-person employees to get the covid19 vaccine, so the firing extended down to the employees. The courts stopped this when boosters got added to the requirement.
because it is a big fucking risk if the tool you rely on can refuse to function at a critical moment, and the vendor publicly brags about refusing to eliminate such refusals. ta-ta, see you in 3 years.
Why (the fuck) would a government of the people, believe they have the rights over free enterprise tools, to take them and use them for nefarious purposes
Have you paid attention during any of the Administrations? In this post-Snowden era we have no excuse for not knowing the "government of the people" has been doing this to companies for a long time. AT&T for example. This Administration just does it out in the open.
No other administration has used the "supply chain risk" designation against an American company. This is unprecedented.
It's done worse in this area. Biden administration refused contracts with any company that didn't require all in-person employees to get the covid19 vaccine, so the firing extended down to the employees. The courts stopped this when boosters got added to the requirement.
because it is a big fucking risk if the tool you rely on can refuse to function at a critical moment, and the vendor publicly brags about refusing to eliminate such refusals. ta-ta, see you in 3 years.
Why (the fuck) would a government of the people, believe they have the rights over free enterprise tools, to take them and use them for nefarious purposes
Have you paid attention during any of the Administrations? In this post-Snowden era we have no excuse for not knowing the "government of the people" has been doing this to companies for a long time. AT&T for example. This Administration just does it out in the open.
Should humans tolerate contracts that say “you may not use this thing in this particular way”
That's exactly what the Terms of Service are that you agree to for every service you've ever paid for
We do, it’s called the law and applies to a lot of things.