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IMHO this is just an act to restore trust in companies that was lost after Snowden's leaks. NSA never needed physical access to our computers. The companies wo
by takeda 11y ago
IMHO this is just an act to restore trust in companies that was lost after Snowden's leaks.
NSA never needed physical access to our computers. The companies worked directly with them.
- appleflaxen 11y agoYou are exactly right about this. The same way that the two-party political system "disagrees" and "clashes" with each other while perpetuating the same essential policies, the "good guy" Apple and the "bad guy" FBI will put on a circus that makes us clap and cheer while our data is fat-piped to the NSA data center in Utah.
- draw_down 11y agoI think this is a really silly and irresponsible viewpoint. This issue matters, a lot.
- appleflaxen 11y agoYour comment is too short for me to understand your point. What do you mean? (in particular "this issue" refers to what? which viewpoint is irresponsible? and why?)
- grandalf 11y agoI think this is quite true. They are cooperating in the disinformation campaign.