Bodo TascheFeb 18

You know why we Germans are so pedantic about data protection? Someone around 90 years ago went through all records available, selected people with certain criteria, with the help of IBM, and then killed them all.

We don't want to be on any list.

And now the US Gov and Musk are trying to get access to all data they have about every person and put them into a big fat DB and run AI over it.

I am afraid what they will do with that.

Show threadMrLaCave   Feb 18
@bitboxer With the help of IBM? Do you have a source for that?
Show threadFrank NordFeb 18
@MrLaCave @bitboxer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust
IBM and the Holocaust - Wikipedia

Show threadSaanichGuy 🇨🇦🇨🇦Feb 18
@bitboxer @fenkt @MrLaCave
The truth of the matter is that US big business and some very wealthy people all supported Hilter and fascism
Show threadProScienceFeb 18

@SaanichGuy

And let's not forget that US media, i.e. the New York Times, were initially quite enthusiatic about Hitler.

Something that's rarely talked about.

@bitboxer @fenkt @MrLaCave

Show threadDaedalean
@proscience @SaanichGuy @bitboxer @fenkt @MrLaCave but a matter of historical record nonetheless.
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