Microsoft, IBM: We won't help build a Muslim registry

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: The Hill

Microsoft, IBM: We won't help build a Muslim registry

By Ali Breland - 12/16/16 02:37 PM EST

Spokespeople from Microsoft and IBM say that their companies would not help create a registry of Muslims in the United States, an idea floated by President-elect Donald Trump.

Weve been clear about our values. We oppose discrimination and we wouldnt do any work to build a registry of Muslim Americans, spokesman Frank X. Shaw told BuzzFeed on Thursday in response to their questions.

IBM also expressly rejected a registry, with a spokesperson telling The Hill on Saturday, IBM would not work on this hypothetical project." ... Our company has long-standing values and a strong track record of opposing discrimination against anyone on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion. That perspective has not changed, and never will," the spokesperson said.

The companies statements come days after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty joined other tech leaders, including Facebooks Sheryl Sandberg and Teslas Elon Musk, for a summit with Trump.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/310770-microsoft-we-wont-help-build-a-muslim-registry

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The time stamp says 12/16/16, but the article says IBM also expressly rejected a registry, with a spokesperson telling The Hill on Saturday, IBM would not work on this hypothetical project.

It's from Saturday.

ETA, Sunday afternoon, almost 4:00 p.m.: I saw yesterday just as I was logging off that user "rug" had already posted this story in GD. I couldn't delete my post in LBN.

Microsoft, IBM: We won't help build a Muslim registry

[PoliticAverse]

1. I wonder how many repressive governments they've sold their computer products to. n/t

[JI7]

5. i think it's better to give people access to these things

in those type of countries.

[madaboutharry]

2. IBM didn't wonder why Hitler wanted to know where the Jews lived,

Whoops on that. At least they learned their lesson.

[PoliticAverse]

9. Someone wrote a book on that even...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Because the same people who are running the company now were there in 1933.

Also, the Ku Klux Klan was founded by Democrats.

[ToxMarz]

3. It's good to know these companies have those values

but it is not a complex undertaking that would require this type of resources to be accomplished. It is really a pretty simple straight forward database, the government probably has the resources to do it themselves.

[SharonAnn]

6. And there are plenty of "outsourcing" companies who would do it for $$$

[Skittles]

4. FIGHTING FASCISM

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. Because they have such lofty humanitarian standards. LOLOLOLOL.

Puh-fucking-leeze.

[Wounded Bear]

14. Yeah, given the number of H1b visas they've hired from India/Pakistan...

this list would probably have a sizable number of their valued employee base on it.

Not totally altruistic.

[dubyadiprecession]

8. Don't worry, trump can just outsource that work to some foreign contractor.

This will be one more thing (in a long list coming) for his supporters to hate him for.

[rpannier]

15. Won't be a problem

They only read his twits and Breitbart so they'll know it's really the fault of Democrats, Socialists, Nazi-Islamists and Obama that they don't have their brand new jobs in industry, mining and oil

[JudyM]

17. As if they'll ever know about it.

[SHRED]

11. Oh fuck them

Start paying your fair share of taxes freeloaders.

[tecelote]

13. My first thought as well.

[jmowreader]

12. Fortunately for Trump, the KGB's Informatics department will hook him right up

[Sunlei]

16. The right choice. "Never forget" what happened when YOUR corporation made the lists of Jews.