The reasons of his departure? Military AI, surveillance of Europeans, ethical principles erased.

René Mayrhofer has been protecting the security of your Android smartphone for nine years. He just quit Google for a reason that directly concerns you: the company signed a deal allowing the Pentagon to use its AI for classified operations, and the man who secured your smartphone believes these tools will “probably be used against” European citizens.

Here is the rest of article in French: https://www.lesnumeriques.com/societe-numerique/la-direction-a-perdu-toute-boussole-morale-le-chef-de-la-securite-d-android-claque-la-porte-de-google-n257431.html

  • FluorineBalloon@programming.devEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    Because “strong integrity” in that context just means “tamper resistant user data pipeline.” They don’t give the fuckidiest of fucks about app integrity, privacy, or security; they care that their ads get through to you, and every drop of your personal info and activity data gets though to them.