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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by molecule on Monday March 28, 2016 @06:37PM (#11378012)
> This claim seems dubious at best. There's no proof that they got access, and it's in their best interest to claim they did.

Wouldn't that be perjury?

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2778264-Apple-Status...

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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by imron on Monday March 28, 2016 @06:45PM (#11378069)
Sure, but what's a little perjury between government officials: http://www.salon.com/2013/06/12/how_james_clapper_will_get_a...
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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by fncypants on Monday March 28, 2016 @07:18PM (#11378255)
Lying to an indifferent, disagreeable, and dysfunctional legislature is one thing. Lying directly to a federal judge with contempt power is how one ends up in jail before packing up your suitcase and walking out the courtroom.
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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by imron on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:07PM (#11378837)
I wish it wasn't so easy for you to just pass off what James Clapper did as if it was something of little consequence.

It should have been something of consequence.

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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by cdash on Monday March 28, 2016 @07:48PM (#11378444)
Not for something like this.
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