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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by mokus on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @08:07PM (#6679811)
> Then the question changes, and becomes: "can the US government compel a swiss national to make false statements".

Does it? They can't prevent the disclosure no matter what they do, but they know who they sent the NSL to. They may not be able to arrest the person who made it public, but they can still arrest the person who failed to keep it private.

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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by rosser on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @08:24PM (#6679894)
Not if the person who "failed to keep it private" isn't subject to US law, they can't.
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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by mokus on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @08:29PM (#6679911)
Why would they send an NSL to someone who isn't subject to US law?
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Re:Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its... by kansface on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:38PM (#6680195)
You may not want to test that assertion :(
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