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I'm shocked that they'd extend it to their lawyers. This thread (and the one the other day about telemetry and the GDPR) are a plaintiff and/or prosecutor's dre

by dlgeek 7y ago

I'm shocked that they'd extend it to their lawyers. This thread (and the one the other day about telemetry and the GDPR) are a plaintiff and/or prosecutor's dream. One of the hardest parts of most white collar prosecutions is proving that an action was taken "knowingly and willfully". Unlike other areas of criminal law, most white collar offenses require prosecutors to prove that not only did the person know they were doing the things they were doing, they had to know they were illegal. Having the party's own lawyer offering legal advice outside the scope of privileged communication is normally windfall enough. Having them do it publicly and in the media's eye is just insane.

user5994461 7y ago
On the other hand, the discussion threads actually show that they have no idea what they are doing. It's a good question what one could prosecute out of that and what to gain. There are so many open angles and I don't think there is any precedent with a fully opened company.