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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by praneshp on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @10:58PM (#16381806)
> Still big enough to intimidate a government from messing with them

Nope, per recent incidents.

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by kurthr on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:42AM (#16382186)
Um, well Samsung's president hass been released from jail, but the countrie's last president hasn't... http://fortune.com/2018/02/05/samsung-j-y-lee-released-south...

I'd say that is a LOT of influence.

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by praneshp on Thursday February 15, 2018 @01:46AM (#16382342)
Released from jail necessarily implies the government will "mess" with them.
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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by jiggunjer on Thursday February 15, 2018 @03:19AM (#16382588)
An important Samsung person was arrested and promptly released. That is not how a government messes with a company. Tax. Regulations. Things that hurt the bottom line constitute 'messing'.
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