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ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Not necessarily disloyal. But different loyalties.

Microsoft makes software used by governments all over the world. Any government that want to gather intelligence or blackmail another government could do it through inserted exploits in Microsoft’s code. The US could go straight to Microsoft to this in an official capacity. Other nations would influence the individuals working on the project to do it covertly. If your country asked you to do this, they are likely able to convince you it’s in the national interest and you would be harming your country if you didn’t.

It’s not that they wouldn’t be loyal, it’s who they would be loyal to.

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