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This is way overblown. Yes, the government should not be able compel Apple to build back doors, but this isn't some kind of new precedent about compulsion. Ther
by pgwhalen 11y ago
This is way overblown. Yes, the government should not be able compel Apple to build back doors, but this isn't some kind of new precedent about compulsion. There are plenty of industries where the cost of doing business includes creating something to satisfy a regulatory requirement.
- jaycroft 11y agoI believe that it is indeed a new precident about compulsion. If say, I want to make airplane parts I need to satisfy regulatory requirements. I know those requirements in advance, and can decide if I want to be a parts manufacturer or not. Lets say I instead decide to make drone parts for hobbyists because there's less regulation. Should the government be able to compel me to obtain an AS9100 cert so that they can bolt some of my hobby parts on a DHS operated drone? I would call that slavery. The FBI is attempting to compel Apple to do work that they never anticipated in order to comply with laws that do not yet exist.