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Here's what I wonder. Suppose Apple loses and tells its engineers to produce this update. What happens if those engineers all refuse? Can they be found indiv
by caf 11y ago
Here's what I wonder.
Suppose Apple loses and tells its engineers to produce this update. What happens if those engineers all refuse? Can they be found individually in contempt of court?
- studentrob 11y agoI don't think so. But Apple could face some hefty fines, and they would offer engineers more money to avoid such fines. If every engineer refused to do it at any price, Apple would cease to exist. Around 2007-2008, Yahoo faced a $250,000 per day fine for non-compliance with the NSA's Prism program [1], according to documents released in 2014 [2] Note also that the CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang left his position at the end of 2008, after which time, it seems, they became compliant and the orders stopped. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_%28surveillance_program%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_%28surveillance_program%... [2] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/yahoo-nsa-lawsuit-documents-fine-user-data-refusal http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/yahoo-nsa-lawsu...
- stormbuilder 11y agoIANAL, but I believe the burden is on Apple, not individual employees. Apple will have however to show that they are doing their best effort, and so will be forced to fire/transfer them to other positions and hire engineers willing to do the job.