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I can't believe they're actually running with the "it's not Apple's job to protect civil liberties; it's the government's" talking point. It's pure nonsense, a

by TillE 11y ago

I can't believe they're actually running with the "it's not Apple's job to protect civil liberties; it's the government's" talking point. It's pure nonsense, a complete inversion of the understanding of the nature of civil rights ever since the Constitution was written.

vezycash 11y ago
>it's not Apple's job to protect civil liberties This statement reminds me of a time when a few companies tried to fix a road that the government refused to fix but kept awarding awarding contracts for yearly. The government took em to court. The court said that building roads was not the job of civilians. And here is where things for interesting. They asked the companies to give the government money so that the government would build that road
- effie 11y ago
  When and where was this?
  - vezycash 11y ago
    Nigeria - don't remember the exact year. And it's happened more than once.
studentrob 11y ago
Yup. There was some great discussion this week at a higher level. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was questioned quite extensively [1] [2] [3]. The only one above her is the President, who has yet to comment, though the issue is sometimes discussed during the daily White House Press Secretary briefings [4] Lindsey Graham [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4hYAwCdhU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4hYAwCdhU Mike Lee [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZLEhTlr6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZLEhTlr6E Dianne Feinstein - 51:00 [3] http://www.c-span.org/video/?406201-1/attorney-general-loretta-lynch-testimony-justice-department-operations http://www.c-span.org/video/?406201-1/attorney-general-loret... [4] https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=site:https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016+apple&oq=site:https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016+apple&gs_l=serp.3...13588.14675.0.15138.7.6.1.0.0.0.110.427.5j1.6.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..0.0.0.HuROYVS1nwE&gws_rd=cr&ei=nxPjVsLJLca6mAXzzKvoAQ https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=site:https://www.wh...

by TillE 11y ago

vezycash 11y ago

>it's not Apple's job to protect civil liberties This statement reminds me of a time when a few companies tried to fix a road that the government refused to fix but kept awarding awarding contracts for yearly. The government took em to court. The court said that building roads was not the job of civilians. And here is where things for interesting. They asked the companies to give the government money so that the government would build that road

effie 11y ago
When and where was this?
- vezycash 11y ago
  Nigeria - don't remember the exact year. And it's happened more than once.

studentrob 11y ago

Yup. There was some great discussion this week at a higher level. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was questioned quite extensively [1] [2] [3]. The only one above her is the President, who has yet to comment, though the issue is sometimes discussed during the daily White House Press Secretary briefings [4] Lindsey Graham [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4hYAwCdhU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4hYAwCdhU Mike Lee [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZLEhTlr6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZLEhTlr6E Dianne Feinstein - 51:00 [3] http://www.c-span.org/video/?406201-1/attorney-general-loretta-lynch-testimony-justice-department-operations http://www.c-span.org/video/?406201-1/attorney-general-loret... [4] https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=site:https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016+apple&oq=site:https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016+apple&gs_l=serp.3...13588.14675.0.15138.7.6.1.0.0.0.110.427.5j1.6.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..0.0.0.HuROYVS1nwE&gws_rd=cr&ei=nxPjVsLJLca6mAXzzKvoAQ https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=site:https://www.wh...