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They can certainly make life difficult for Apple and its executives; see what happened to Phil Nacchio of Qwest when he pushed back against surveillance request
by lukifer 12y ago
They can certainly make life difficult for Apple and its executives; see what happened to Phil Nacchio of Qwest when he pushed back against surveillance requests.
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_25845407/unrepentant-joe-nacchio-blames-feds-qwests-financial-collapse http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_25845407/unrepentant-j...
- djur 12y agoIs there any evidence for Nacchio's claims other than his say-so?
- noblethrasher 12y agoOur own 'tptacek has commented on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8021904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8021904
- CamperBob2 12y agoPost-Snowden, the burden of proof is on the government.
- tedunangst 12y agoHe's also changed his tune some over time. Now it's all about users rights and privacy, but way back when the big concern was that the FCC might drop a giant fine on them. Less about protecting customers, more about protecting the bottom line by not getting caught.