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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by IBM on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @07:49PM (#6679734)
Joseph Nacchio was convicted of insider trading.
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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by rhizome on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @10:15PM (#6680376)
The fact pattern for his conviction can only be called "insider trading" as a technicality.
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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by chris_mahan on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @08:55PM (#6680018)
Likewise an Apple executive could be charged and convicted of insider trading.
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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by IBM on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:16PM (#6680090)
Only if they actually did insider trading, like Joseph did.
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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by chris_mahan on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:18PM (#6680098)
Well, maybe. The NSA and other government agencies can falsify documents, in the name of National Security. Apparently there's very little they are not willing to do, in the name of "National Security".
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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by IBM on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:43PM (#6680220)
The things they do are legal according to legislation passed by Congress.
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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by chris_mahan on Wednesday November 06, 2013 @03:02AM (#6681478)
Is it legal to create a false Chinese passport? I'm sure they do it.
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