This comment doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
What's all this talk about America? We've been talking about China the whole time. You're seriously blaming the Chinese people for their heavy-handed government? By focusing their work in directions that harm freedom, computer scientists and developers make it easier for the Chinese government to use surveillance to hold onto power.
I'm talking about the surveillance state in America. My points apply to surveillance states in most democracies, though. China is a rather extreme situation. Yet, the points still apply: their people at the mercy of a corrupt government means the government can use laws and money poured into harmful tech to continue to hold them down. The solution, even there, will be aimed by the people straight at the government.
What's all this talk about America? We've been talking about China the whole time. You're seriously blaming the Chinese people for their heavy-handed government? By focusing their work in directions that harm freedom, computer scientists and developers make it easier for the Chinese government to use surveillance to hold onto power.