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> Frankly I don't understand this kind of "calls to action" directed to company X employeese.

Because if you make enough noise, and affect the share price enough, stuff changes.

Also, A lot of developers seem to think that their actions have no consequences. This includes people at facebook.

When it is demonstrated that something you have designed, or your team has designed its a massive pile of shit, in a very public way, it leaves a mark. Hopefully for the better.

Having been through something similar, It certainly changed the way I make prototypes. Security and anonymity comes first now, not last.



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