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I'm not sure I have a problem with this, but I think it's perfectly consistent to want it both ways. There are plenty of rights that accrue to citizens that don

• nashashmi 11y ago
  > rights that accrue to citizens that don't accrue to government Apple should not be compelled to help the government break into one of its devices. But they can "choose" to help the government break in. Likewise, government should not be compelled to help secure its companies by buying zero-days off the black market for public security. But again they can "choose" to. The cooperation of corporations and goverments is a symbol of trade and teamwork. The lack of cooperation is a symbol of distrust and hostility.
  • woodman 11y ago
    > ...government should not be compelled... Yes, it should. Who is working for who here? I can understand someone delegating the initial implementation details of a public service to the state, but to say that the state shouldn't be subject to the demands of the public - well that is just insane. > ...trade and teamwork. The lack of cooperation is a symbol of distrust and hostility. Teamwork conveys some idea of equality, which isn't going to work if you're interested in maintaining the idea of "public servant". The state's degree of trust in the public (corporate or individual) is irrelevant, the state doesn't get to selectively perform its duties on such a basis.