After years of civil and privacy rights advocacy, where are the tech leaders now?Kara Swisher writing for recode:
It's clear that putting out an image of extreme humility — even if almost no one in tech really is — has become the approach that a lot of tech leaders are taking in the wake of the Trump victory, reacting to the raging mood of less than half of the electorate that got him there. While there is clearly no true mandate, Silicon Valley's top execs have become quickly acquiescent, as if the walls of the citadel have been breached by the mob.
Over the last 16 years, across multiple parties and countries, we've seen a profound erosion of civil liberties and personal rights and freedoms.
For the last half-decade or so, the technology industry had become increasingly proactive about it. Tim Cook, who became Apple's CEO in 2011, in particular, has stood up for everything from equal opportunity and employment to personal privacy, even in the face of the FBI.
Swisher lists off examples of the recent change in tone from the tech giants, thoug...
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After years of civil and privacy rights advocacy, where are the tech leaders now?
