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They do seem proud, but one of these things makes less sense than the others, given Apple's prior reasoning. We don't know what goes on in the secret courts th
by frickinLasers 5y ago
They do seem proud, but one of these things makes less sense than the others, given Apple's prior reasoning.
We don't know what goes on in the secret courts these days but we have been assured watchdogs are in place and certain programs are no longer in use [1]. This is all speculation based on past behavior, but I assume new reasoning has been constructed that passes watchdog's interpretation of the law but requires new hoops for three-letter agencies to jump through to get the mountains of data they so yearn for.
[1] https://reason.com/2015/11/29/the-nsa-will-stop-collecting-your-phone/ https://reason.com/2015/11/29/the-nsa-will-stop-collecting-y...
Now it kind of sounds like I'm playing 5D chess, but since we don't know what takes place under secret Executive Orders...