In stark contrast to the former image of technology as a trustworthy guide into the 21st century, consumers have become increasingly disillusioned with the industry and its slew of unfulfilled promises, scandals and data privacy concerns.
Some companies have played a larger role in this disillusionment than others. Slate's "Evil List" surveyed dozens of scholars, tech journalists and experts in privacy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, internet law and more, representing the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Georgetown University Law Center, the Oxford Internet Institute and Columbia University, among many others, to rank the 30 corporations perceived to be the most dangerous.
The resulting list holds significant implications for healthcare. It skews heavily toward U.S. tech giants, many of whom have made significant moves into healthcare in recent years — with Amazon as No. 1 — and also included one health-specific company: 23andMe, at No. 18.
Here is the full list of the most "evil" companies in the world, according to Slate:
1. Amazon
2. Facebook
3. Alphabet
4. Palantir Technologies
5. Uber
6. Apple
7. Microsoft
8. Twitter
9. ByteDance
10. Exxon Mobil
11. Huawei
12. LiveRamp
13. Tencent
14. Tesla
15. Disney
16. Verizon
17. SpaceX
18. 23andMe
19. Oracle
20. 8kun
21. Cloudflare
22. IBM
23. Anduril Industries
24. Airbnb
25. Megvii
26. Vigilant Solutions
27. The Grid
28. Baidu
29. Cellebrite
30. mSpy
Read more about each company's inclusion on the list here.
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