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or all these companies are intentionally making similar press releases in hopes people will catch on that theyre being coerced into denying involvement. this wa
by arange 13y ago
or all these companies are intentionally making similar press releases in hopes people will catch on that theyre being coerced into denying involvement. this way they're (assuming they have one) fulfilling their denial obligation with the NSA, yet still are protesting what they dont actually want to be doing
- taktix 13y agoYes. The uniformity of their responses is too similar to ignore or dismiss. It's chilling to read. It's a big fat hint to anyone not already drunk on the kool-aid that the NSA is coercing them to lie. They couldn't say it louder if they used a bullhorn.
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- cpdean 13y agowhy the day-old account?
- incongruity 13y agoThe real issue, IMHO, isn't whether or not the companies are participating in PRISM or any similar program – yes, it'd be problematic if they are – but yes or no, the fact that we can so easily be suspicious of our government is much, much more telling about the state of democracy and society in the United States of America. We've seen enough to be unable to trust, regardless of ground truth in this case.
- anon808 13y agoMy guess is they all got the same template of what they're allowed to say. With something this sensitive the language is very important, especially for public company communications.
- joonix 13y agoSo imagine Larry Page or Mark Zuckerberg comes out and admits it. Do you think they end up in federal prison?
- jonny_eh 13y agoYes. There's no point in being a billionaire high-tech visionary if you're stuck behind bars on treason charges. To us he'd be a hero, to the rest of America he's just helped out terrorists by coming clean.
- joonix 13y agoI don't think it would happen. It would be a disaster and a scandal for any administration to pursue such charges against someone so high profile.
- chm 13y agoThe law _should_ apply to everyone.
- dxhdr 13y agoWhose to say they would pursue those charges? Why do they have to even disclose why they nabbed them? Under the PATRIOT act they can make anyone disappear without justification. Obviously if they're committing treason they could figure out any number of ways to make it happen.
- jfoster 13y agoJulian Assange is pretty high profile, considered a journalist by many, has run an organisation that exposed many legitimate scandals, etc. Celebrities also go to prison quite often.
- GoodIntentions 13y agodude, If someone at that level gets jailed, it wouldn't be treason. It'd be insider trading, or perhaps something less palatable.
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