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It's not her views on abortion or gun control or whatever else are the issue. It's her views on privacy and the company being trusted with very private data.

> Are we really at the point where we blacklist companies because we don't like the views of some people on its board?

Some people do that, some people don't. There's no meaningful "we" here.

> That feels... wrong to me.

Why?

Fair question. Maybe it's the belief that a company is bigger than one person? Or perhaps it's closer to "separating the art from the artist?"

Fair enough, but I think the context of Rice versus the public outcry against the Mozilla CEO's personal beliefs is a worthwhile distinction to keep in mind.