Ok so the web-sphere tech industry is talking about Microsoft and ICE and folks I need you to start really understanding that there is a wholw entire tech industry that barely even knows what Github is.
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That snippet is from:https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/06/the-high-stakes-battle-for-the-pentagons-winner-take-all-cloud-contract/ …
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My point in this is that we can celebrate tech solidarity organizing and should but we gotta be real real honest about scope.
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In direct action training you learn that the most effective direct actions have a few common elements: - a clear ask - a person or entity who can be held responsible - and a willingness to make the cost of noncompliance overly burdensome
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Given that Microsoft has a 15 year history of building tech for DHS, that has to factor into your solidarity action. What does a measurable outcome look like? What tools do you have to make the cost unbearable?
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Maybe you don't care about $100M maintenance contracts. If I'm being honest, I don't. I'm not gonna die on that hill. Ok, that's a good starting point.
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Is it to cease all contracting with DHS? If so, how do you reconcile that? Halt new development for them? Ok. What are the specifics?
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While I agree that Google doesn't seem as big a player as MS in the "defence" industry, they are a significant player. Long but great article about their long-standing ties to "defence" here: https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/how-the-cia-made-google-e836451a959e … Not very relevant to your other points, but it's a good read
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It's not too big a win but it *is a win*. Something that we should build on.
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Welcome to the world of government contracting. AWS has a special region for government use (govcloud).
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