Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants file legal briefs in support of Apple

Re:Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants file legal brief... by at-fates-hands on Friday March 04, 2016 @11:14AM (#11224686)

the ironic part is Google's well documented relationships with the CIA and the NSA.

This is a little like them agreeing with Apple while making backroom deals with the government. Not exactly a vote of confidence in my mind.

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Re:Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants file legal brief... by wstrange on Friday March 04, 2016 @12:20PM (#11225210)

Other than their legal obligation to comply with the law, is there any evidence that Google is doing backroom deals with the CIA and NSA?

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Re:Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants file legal brief... by hellbanner on Friday March 04, 2016 @11:22AM (#11224770)

Yes, this is for show. I've seen a number of HN posts say things like "But they wouldn't dare co-operate in secret, think of the snafu -- someone would leak it!"

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when that "someone" inside a big tech company is making 6 figure salaries and living comfortably and potential legal destruction from publicising even further "secret cooperation"

Money talks, no one wants to be a martyr.

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Re:Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants file legal brief... by mfoy_ on Friday March 04, 2016 @12:04PM (#11225081)

>Money talks, no one wants to be a martyr.

Snowden

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Re:Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants file legal brief... by CaptSpify on Friday March 04, 2016 @06:45PM (#11227623)

He was pretty rare. How many people have a cushy job doing what he did, and knew what he knew, yet didn't follow in his footsteps?

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