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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Feb 2016

    I don’t care what you think of Apple, this isn’t about them; this is about you, your civil liberties, & democracy: https://www.apple.com/customer-letter/ …

    1:52 AM - 17 Feb 2016
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    • Mewyabby Nicole Matthijs Pontier CATHERINE COSTE Paradroyd Richard Boot (((Sweela Man))) Alex David DuPouy
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      2. Renate Künast‏Verified account @RenateKuenast 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @Senficon what are the others doing?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Julia Reda‏Verified account @Senficon 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @RenateKuenast

        @RenateKuenast @aral I don't know - I wonder whether the increased industry resistance to surveillance may be related to #SafeHarbor...

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Renate Künast‏Verified account @RenateKuenast 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @Senficon

        @Senficon @aral may be. But months ago they and others in #SiliconValley already said they will say No. #Customerrights

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @RenateKuenast

        @RenateKuenast @Senficon This might help clarify the differences between Apple and Google, etc.: https://ar.al/notes/apple-vs-google-on-privacy-a-tale-of-absolute-competitive-advantage/ …

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. lawrence serewicz‏ @lldzne 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @daraghobrien Who rules in America? The law or Tim Cook? N9t sure who elected him.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @lldzne

        @lldzne @daraghobrien (…And this isn’t even about the application of existing law but an attempt to bastardise it for unintended purposes.)

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. lawrence serewicz‏ @lldzne 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @daraghobrien Unintended purposes? The law requires compliance. Are we to put privacy and profits before the law.?

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      5. mysty‏ @mysty 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @lldzne

        mysty Retweeted Matthijs Pontier

        Hey @lldzne, so ethically destitute you outsource decisions to #fascist legal institutions? https://twitter.com/Matthijs85/status/676419383523176448 … @aral @daraghobrien

        mysty added,

        Matthijs Pontier @Matthijs85
        What is legal, is not always ethically good and what is ethically good, is not always legal #ethics vs #law #fascism pic.twitter.com/aS3HHVcZza
        2 replies 2 retweets 4 likes
      6. lawrence serewicz‏ @lldzne 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @mysty

        @mysty @aral @daraghobrien @Matthijs85 er, nope. We start with the legal then move upwards. Any legal system can be judged by higher law.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. mysty‏ @mysty 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @lldzne

        @lldzne before legal was morals & ethics. Quite useful to have your own; outsourcing them promotes oppression of the weak @aral @Matthijs85

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      8. lawrence serewicz‏ @lldzne 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @mysty

        @mysty @aral @Matthijs85 er no one out sources, you are aware of Socrates in Crito.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. mysty‏ @mysty 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @lldzne

        @lldzne you actually implying that being born in to slavery justifies the chains? @aral @Matthijs85

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      1. Luc Dockendorf‏ @LucDockendorf 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Apple and @tim_cook may be wrong on their responsibilities concerning #tax, but they're spot on when it comes to #encryption.

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      1. jim hayes‏ @e_j_hayes 17 Feb 2016
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        @aral @Kippelboy @JMarkOckerbloom yep, but DC is getting spun up using the patriotism stick to beat corporate big data

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      1. Marque  🎪 🌊 🌊 🔬‏ @mtmaire 17 Feb 2016
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        @aral @signsofrevolt How does this differ, in its essence, from wiretapping which is accepted, with a court order.

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      1. Matteo Spinelli‏ @cubiq 17 Feb 2016
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        @aral I really like Tim Cook's Apple, I wish I could support them more unfortunately their desktop OS and App store policy still suck

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