Dragonfly employees have reiterated concerns about a censored, surveillance-aiding search app the company is reportedly building for China . Protests against “Project Dragonfly” were initially voiced in many years when 11 staff signed an internal letter criticising plans. Now, dissatisfied by a lack of dialogue, they have published an open letter online detailing Google ’s faults and stated their refusal to participate in its development. After a year of disappointments including Project Maven, Dragonfly, and Google’s support for abusers, we no longer believe this is the case. They cite the app’s likelihood of exacerbating the Chinese government’s suppression of people and ability to spread dissidence-stifling disinformation, as well as worries that it could see use in other authoritarian countries.
Dragonfly employees have reiterated concerns about a censored, surveillance-aiding search app the company is reportedly building for China . Protests against “Project Dragonfly” were initially voiced in many years when 11 staff signed an internal letter criticising plans. Now, dissatisfied by a lack of dialogue, they have published an open letter online detailing Google ’s faults and stated their refusal to participate in its development. They cite the app’s likelihood of exacerbating the Chinese government’s suppression of people and ability to spread dissidence-stifling disinformation, as well as worries that it could see use in other authoritarian countries.