Censorship is saying: 'I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.' But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word - even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.”
Ai Weiwei

https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/14/technology/microsoft-facial-recognition-letter-government/index.html

You and I are hard pressed to tell law enforcement and Google to discuss appropriate use of facial recognition, but when someone like Microsoft gets on board, at least the discussion will happen and be taken seriously.

While positive, this also highlights that businesses have much more power then citizens.  Businesses are not “we, the people” – who you vote for matters.

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