The World Bank experienced a security breach where their closely guarded treasury unit was deeply penetrated with spy software and sensitive information was leaked to the press. The incident led to daily meetings and a war room to address the situation as information was leaked to the public.
Facebook is accused of erasing the existence of local activists in Myanmar after responding to a new threat, taking the credit for preventing a potential ethnic cleansing.
The right thing to do if a company is involved in criminal activities is to investigate and put a stop to them, rather than spying on journalists and activists trying to expose those crimes, because executives see their companies as worth fighting for and protecting. However, research organizations like North Life Lock and Citizen Lab have limited capabilities in investigating corporations.
Internet Activism is a non-profit organization solely dedicated to developing software to respond to humanitarian disasters. They have worked on the Ukraine Take Shelter website connecting refugees with potential hosts and also launched the world's most popular coronavirus tracking dashboard.
The Allies used deception tactics during WW2 to confuse and mislead the Nazi army, including a plan involving a Nazi spy and false information about troop movements.
Google's employees have not expressed concerns about the company's involvement in replacing cities and handling so much private data. Moreover, a former algorithms engineer has become an activist raising concerns about the company's nefarious actions.