Silicon Valley would not have existed were it not for war. The DoD was Fairchild’s first main customer for its transistors.https://twitter.com/nitashatiku/status/1009219803448410112 …
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I agree that most of modern computing is shaped by other than the needs of war. And yet, those same peacefully-formed technologies will always be used in unexpected by governments to wield control over their citizens and as leverage over their foes.
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And we must be vigilant in guarding against that. Additionally, much of modern computing creates a new risk that global corporations may become the next existential threat to individual freedom and privacy.
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