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I read this and think, Why is this congressman sticking his head in this business? I think I would ignore his request.

• freehunter 15y ago
  I would send a response back and request that Congress make a policy for the government to ask for my permission to access my location data and other personal information in return. On the other hand, Apple brings this scrutiny on themselves (as does Microsoft and any other heavily curated repositories). If you're in the business of censoring (for good or for bad) content, you have an obligation to not make mistakes.
• jm4 15y ago
  How do you think a member of Congress, accustomed to getting what he wants, is going to feel about getting blown off? It's easier to respond and do a better job of regulating yourself than it is to have Congress regulate for you. These people are completely out of touch with reality and are clueless when it comes to technology. Besides, what Waxman is asking for isn't unreasonable nor is it anything many users aren't also asking for. Apple will let this bozo have his little moment, make some changes, send a letter back and he'll buzz off. There's no point in drawing the ire of lawmakers when it's not even something worth fighting over.
• jwwest 15y ago
  It's election season and it's a win-win. No one is going to lambast you for trying to protect constituents' privacy (at least not when the government isn't the one snooping).
• tomjen3 15y ago
  I would love that too. Hopefully Tim is smarter than than -- all he has to do is send a nice, not dangerous letter back with a bunch of meaningless words in it. It is mostly about making it seem like the congressman is actually doing his job, he doesn't care that much. It may also be time for Apple to call its lobbyists. They appear to be slacking of.