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Apple seems like the only big company out there which takes an active stance on privacy and doing everything legally possible to protect it: http://www.apple.co

Apple seems like the only big company out there which takes an active stance on privacy and doing everything legally possible to protect it: http://www.apple.com/privacy/government-information-requests/ http://www.apple.com/privacy/government-information-requests...

jsprogrammer 11y ago
Have you seen Apple's designs, code, and fabrication plants? Why wouldn't Apple capitulate to possible demands to claim privacy, while actually spreading compromised devices?
Oletros 11y ago
No, Apple is not the only one https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-government-data-requests-2015 https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-government-data-reques...
- marvy 11y ago
  For what it's worth, that page gives Dropbox and Apple the same score. (5/5: 1 point on each of 5 questions.) If you find this surprising, check out their evaluation criteria; they might not be the same as yours. I find the 5th criteria somewhat arbitrary for instance, although I sort of see what they're trying to do with it.
randomname2 11y ago
As much as people like to criticize Dropbox for having a republican on their board of directors, Apple's Board of Directors is also interesting: Arthur D. Levinson, Ph. D. Chairman of the Board, Apple Former Chairman and CEO Genentech James A. Bell Former CFO and Corporate President The Boeing Company Albert Gore Jr. Former Vice President of the United States Robert A. Iger Chairman and CEO The Walt Disney Company Andrea Jung President and CEO Grameen America, Inc. Ronald D. Sugar, Ph. D. Former Chairman and CEO Northrop Grumman Susan L. Wagner Co-founder and Director BlackRock
- thelambentonion 11y ago
  People like to criticize Dropbox's appointment of Condoleezza Rice for much more substantial reasons than American party politics. 'Drop Dropbox' [1] offers an overview that, while biased, does address that accusation in particular. A lot of my personal moral concerns with Dr. Rice's appointment are as a result of actions she condoned or advocated for during her time in government. Don Knuth's letter to her in 2002 expresses my feelings on this topic much better than I think I can myself. [1] http://www.drop-dropbox.com/ http://www.drop-dropbox.com/ [2] http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/rice.html http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/rice.html

jsprogrammer 11y ago

Have you seen Apple's designs, code, and fabrication plants? Why wouldn't Apple capitulate to possible demands to claim privacy, while actually spreading compromised devices?

Oletros 11y ago

No, Apple is not the only one https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-government-data-requests-2015 https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-government-data-reques...

marvy 11y ago
For what it's worth, that page gives Dropbox and Apple the same score. (5/5: 1 point on each of 5 questions.) If you find this surprising, check out their evaluation criteria; they might not be the same as yours. I find the 5th criteria somewhat arbitrary for instance, although I sort of see what they're trying to do with it.

randomname2 11y ago

As much as people like to criticize Dropbox for having a republican on their board of directors, Apple's Board of Directors is also interesting: Arthur D. Levinson, Ph. D. Chairman of the Board, Apple Former Chairman and CEO Genentech James A. Bell Former CFO and Corporate President The Boeing Company Albert Gore Jr. Former Vice President of the United States Robert A. Iger Chairman and CEO The Walt Disney Company Andrea Jung President and CEO Grameen America, Inc. Ronald D. Sugar, Ph. D. Former Chairman and CEO Northrop Grumman Susan L. Wagner Co-founder and Director BlackRock

thelambentonion 11y ago
People like to criticize Dropbox's appointment of Condoleezza Rice for much more substantial reasons than American party politics. 'Drop Dropbox' [1] offers an overview that, while biased, does address that accusation in particular. A lot of my personal moral concerns with Dr. Rice's appointment are as a result of actions she condoned or advocated for during her time in government. Don Knuth's letter to her in 2002 expresses my feelings on this topic much better than I think I can myself. [1] http://www.drop-dropbox.com/ http://www.drop-dropbox.com/ [2] http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/rice.html http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/rice.html