Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests

Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests by Drakim on Thursday September 18, 2014 @03:28AM (#8334120)

Often it seems like the people want businesses to take up the fight for privacy, rather than the people themselves.

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Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests by enneff on Thursday September 18, 2014 @04:24AM (#8334247)

And why not? Businesses, through lobbying, essentially control the US government.

It's not unreasonable that American citizens might feel more empowered voting with their dollars than with ballot papers.

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Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests by ilobby on Thursday September 18, 2014 @11:53PM (#8338919)

It was about three $3.2 billion last year in 2013 from the federally registered lobbyists. The state level is probably equal to that. Some think the real numbers are closer to $9 billion at the federal level because PR and consulting don't have to be filed with the Senate clerk.

https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/

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Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests by ilobby on Thursday September 18, 2014 @11:46PM (#8338900)

Excellent point. So do it. iLobby.co

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Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests by happyscrappy on Thursday September 18, 2014 @07:04AM (#8334608)

People don't care about privacy or they wouldn't be using Android.

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Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests by seanhandley on Thursday September 18, 2014 @04:38AM (#8334272)

Explain to me how businesses aren't people ?

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Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests by freehunter on Thursday September 18, 2014 @09:56AM (#8335199)

Business are made of people, but a business is not a person in and of itself. That's why we have the saying "design by committee", because a group of people doing something will not lead to the same result of one person doing something.

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