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Re:BlackBerry cofounder Jim Balsillie is sounding the alarm ... by ddcompc on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:39AM (#19642028)
The threats are legal, not violent, in most Western countries. Let's not start making excuses for companies that sell us out.
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Re:BlackBerry cofounder Jim Balsillie is sounding the alarm ... by vb6lives on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:45AM (#19642047)
I'd say being thrown in prison qualifies as "violence".
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Re:BlackBerry cofounder Jim Balsillie is sounding the alarm ... by zaphirplane on Friday April 12, 2019 @01:05AM (#19642124)
Hyperbole, no one is knocking on the door in the middle of the night with a stick, these are letters sent. In fact some organizations advertise the contact details for law enforcement requests.

Countries employee the metaphorical stick of comply or get band in this country. Some company has walked away from a country over this.

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Re:BlackBerry cofounder Jim Balsillie is sounding the alarm ... by mirimir on Friday April 12, 2019 @02:10AM (#19642398)
If you ignore the letters long enough, someone will come knocking. The FBI will SWAT anyone, if it comes down to it. For example, the FBI raided the Rocky Flats facility, where triggers for nuclear weapons were manufactured. Basically, the FBI raided the DOE.[0]

0) https://www.denverpost.com/2014/05/31/feds-raided-rocky-flat...

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