Tim Cook’s Company-Wide Email on Hkmap.live Doesn’t Add Up

Re:Tim Cook’s Company-Wide Email on Hkmap.live Doesn’t Add Up by truth0seeker on Friday October 11, 2019 @03:31AM (#21222305)

I totally agree. But there is a point you may not aware.

Government, law enforcement and court are not separated in China, they all belonging to the same central government. So if you really want a court order, they’ll issue one quickly.

That’s the tricky situation. Companies must obey local laws, but local laws are built on behalf of central government, and court exists for protecting central government.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Company-Wide Email on Hkmap.live Doesn’t Add Up by Faark on Friday October 11, 2019 @04:31AM (#21222524)

No problem with that. I presume gp focused on a court order since that's the way it works in his local culture. The important part is Apple not acting as their own arbitrator.

If the order came from the HK gov, citizens know who is responsible for it and can act accordingly. And I'd expect this to be the reason Apple received pressure to remove it "by themselves".

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Re:Tim Cook’s Company-Wide Email on Hkmap.live Doesn’t Add Up by shakna on Friday October 11, 2019 @04:38AM (#21222567)

That's fine, but Apple acted without one being issued. Which made them the arbiter, rather than the Chinese officials.

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