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Internet Wiretapping Proposal Met With Silence
- CWuestefeld 16y agoGoogle, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Research in Motion -- never shy about issuing press releases -- all declined to talk about what would be a major shift in privacy law. How sad. I'd expect at least Google to have something to say.
- pierrefar 16y agoThe silence could be because they're thinking about how to respond. Immediate outrage may not be the best strategy.
- eli 16y agoExactly. Wasn't this plan just announced yesterday? Is text of the proposed bill even available yet? Has a draft bill even been written yet? I don't think so.
- sprout 16y agoWell, it's a lot like any other web development client. Specifically I'm reminded of a situation at a company I worked at where a group of senior employees wanted a Sharepoint Wiki set up that it was impossible for anyone to print, email, or otherwise share the contents of. We couldn't very well say what we were thinking, which was "are you stupid?" So we gave them a wiki, told them that people would be able to share the contents of it, and let them have at it. There's no point in arguing when a client gives you legitimately impossible requirements. You just say "That can't be done." and let the client deal with it.
- donohoe 16y agoVery possible, but I've also known companies rush to comment on things too - sometimes within hours and sometimes not at all. So lets all check back in a week... my money is on no response from any of them and they continue to "declined to talk".
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- benatkin 16y agoThose articles are about the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA). http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/09/27/coica http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/09/27/coica This post is about wiretapping.
- ams6110 16y agoPeople who are serious about their privacy or who really have something to hide don't use Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Yahoo services in the first place.