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Perhaps they're taking a calculated risk that the government wouldn't risk picking that public-opinion fight. Not many consumers care about the LavaBit story,
by mokus 13y ago
Perhaps they're taking a calculated risk that the government wouldn't risk picking that public-opinion fight. Not many consumers care about the LavaBit story, but "Apple exec arrested for violating secret gag order" would be quite the news event.
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoThat's a pretty hefty risk!
- DerpDerpDerp 13y agoHow'd fighting for the constitution work out for Qwest?
- sbarre 13y agoQwest doesn't make magical devices you all love
- tedunangst 13y agoAlso, Apple's profit margin isn't entirely dependent on winning a big government contract next year.
- IBM 13y agoJoseph Nacchio was convicted of insider trading.
- chris_mahan 13y agoLikewise an Apple executive could be charged and convicted of insider trading.
- IBM 13y agoOnly if they actually did insider trading, like Joseph did.
- chris_mahan 13y agoWell, maybe. The NSA and other government agencies can falsify documents, in the name of National Security. Apparently there's very little they are not willing to do, in the name of "National Security".
- IBM 13y agoThe things they do are legal according to legislation passed by Congress.
- chris_mahan 13y agoIs it legal to create a false Chinese passport? I'm sure they do it.
- rhizome 13y agoThe fact pattern for his conviction can only be called "insider trading" as a technicality.