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You're stretching the definition of free speech so far that any government regulation of industry would become a First Amendment violation. Not even during the

You're stretching the definition of free speech so far that any government regulation of industry would become a First Amendment violation. Not even during the Lochner era was such an expansive reading of rights accepted by the courts. All of these large tech companies have massive government compliance programs. They regularly comply with government subpoenas for account information that they can access. They most certainly have developed custom software and workflows to make their compliance easier. I don't see how this request is a greater burden than that. >How would you feel if you considered this to be your life's work, only to be forced later to aid in doing the exact opposite? Now that's an issue of freedom of expression ;-) I'd feel pretty silly for thinking that I couldn't be compelled by the government to produce secrets I possess. If want to protect my customers from the government, I have to protect them from myself as well. You'd need some kind of multi-party trust system that allows people to require multiple third-party signatures before any code is loaded by the device. Free expression doesn't mean that the government has to refrain from exercise its legitimate authority, just avoid raining reality onto your premature parade.

bad_user 11y ago
But this isn't about being compelled by the government to produce secrets. This is about the government wanting you to produce malicious code that you're going to give your customers, signed with your keys. So those customers will receive that code from you, signed in your name.
- marcoperaza 11y ago
  >This is about the government wanting you to produce malicious code that you're going to give your customers, signed with your keys. So those customers will receive that code from you, signed in your name. That's just not true. The government is not asking Apple to release this to anyone.

bad_user 11y ago

But this isn't about being compelled by the government to produce secrets. This is about the government wanting you to produce malicious code that you're going to give your customers, signed with your keys. So those customers will receive that code from you, signed in your name.

marcoperaza 11y ago
>This is about the government wanting you to produce malicious code that you're going to give your customers, signed with your keys. So those customers will receive that code from you, signed in your name. That's just not true. The government is not asking Apple to release this to anyone.