Comment by jacquesm
7 hours ago
I think there is a minimum standard of being informed before you can start to question others. Thiel is on the record in many ways that would justify the GPs statement.
Yes, it is fair to say basically no one should be trusted with large piles of government data, but this holds more true for the the likes of Thiel who have indicated that they are willing to abuse such access.
> Thiel is on the record in many ways that would justify the GPs statement.
Thiel is on the record saying he would use the data to make health and security worse? On the record saying he would abuse access? AFAICT this is not true.
I'll just give you one, and you can google for others:
"I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible."
For a guy with his access to data, yes, that makes everybody's security worse.
This is an incomplete quote from a pro-freedom essay: https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio...
Edit: Also, that quote does not provide evidence that he is "on the record" saying he would abuse access or make health or security worse.
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