Are companies responsible for how countries use their products?

Written by David Gebler | Edited by Rory Hart
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    The Wall St. Journal reported today that Western companies including Cisco Systems Inc. have been contracted to build an ambitious new surveillance project in China —a citywide network of as many as 500,000 cameras that officials say will prevent crime but that human- rights advocates warn could target political dissent.

    Should companies be responsible for how countries use their products? Read on for a discussion of how being true to your principles is the only way to proceed…one way or another.

    David Gebler