Can You Buy Tech With a Clean Conscience?

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday May 26, 2012 @04:21AM from the no-amoled-screens-were-harmed-in-the-making-of-this-post dept.

Barence writes "Is it even possible to buy technology with a clean conscience? With the vast majority of gadgets and components manufactured using low-paid labor in Asia, manufacturers unable to accurately plot their supply chains, and very few ethical codes of conduct, the article highlights the difficulty of trying to buy ethically-sound gadgets. It concludes, 'The answer would appear to be no. Too little information is available, and nobody we spoke to believed an entirely ethical technology company exists – at least, not among the household names.'"

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Re:Everything by the+eric+conspiracy · 2012-05-26 04:58 · Score: 3, Funny

Yes, the only ethical thing to do is to die. As soon as possible.
Re:maybe not, but it isn't all equal either by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · 2012-05-26 06:45 · Score: 1, Funny

There is a special place in Hell reserved for people who -1 comedy.

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