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Re:U.K. demand for a back door to Apple data threatens Ameri... by impossiblefork on Thursday February 13, 2025 @05:48PM (#43042465)
Yes, but my government wouldn't care if I organized a protest. It's even likely that if I did, the police wouldn't even show up, and in the end, I have democratic control over it.

Meanwhile, I am in literal competition with basically all other people's companies.

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Re:U.K. demand for a back door to Apple data threatens Ameri... by scarface_74 on Thursday February 13, 2025 @06:01PM (#43042592)
You think you have control over what police do? In major cities not even the civilian government would dare piss off the police.

Besides, the police have qualified immunity according to the Supreme Court to do all sorts of nastiness.

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Re:U.K. demand for a back door to Apple data threatens Ameri... by impossiblefork on Friday February 14, 2025 @04:08AM (#43046405)
They literally will not come unless there's indication that somebody will show up to throw rocks at me etc.

I'm Swedish. Qualified immunity is just not a thing at all.

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