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On one hand, I commend Microsoft for doing this. On the other, I wonder if they would if Apple hadn't already stood up to the government?
by CiPHPerCoder 11y ago
On one hand, I commend Microsoft for doing this.
On the other, I wonder if they would if Apple hadn't already stood up to the government?
- joelrunyon 11y agoDoes it matter? IMO if the companies get into a competitive war over privacy, that's a good thing for the consumer.
- CiPHPerCoder 11y agoI fully agree here. I'm just wondering, if Apple hadn't done that, where would we be today? Edward Snowden says, "Courage is contagious." I'm just wondering if this is an example of that, or if they would have done this regardless.
- Aelinsaar 11y agoYeah, demanding that they do it for the right reasons is probably asking for too much.
- vtail 11y agoNote that Ireland case happened long time before: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/31/judge-rules-that-microsoft-must-turn-over-data-stored-in-ireland/ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/31/judge-rules-that-mi... "The Microsoft case is believed to be the first time that an American company has fought against a domestic search warrant for data stored overseas."
- CiPHPerCoder 11y agoExcellent point. I didn't check the date on that, and wasn't familiar with the background.