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Supporting Microsoft’s quest to put a stop to the US government’s habit of demanding access to customers’ digital records in court-ordered secrecy, Apple, Google, and Mozilla (among many others) have joined an amicus brief in support of a Microsoft lawsuit against the federal government over its controversial use of gagging orders.
Amazon, Google, Apple… Fox News join Microsoft in US gag orders fight
The likes of Apple, Google, and Mozilla—among many others—have put their names to an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit Microsoft filed against the federal government over its controversial and continued use of gagging orders.
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Strange bedfellows, and very surprising, especially Google!
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Strange indeed, sojourner. I suspect the 4 tech companies have been getting a lot of pressure from their politically savvy customers who object to being spied on. I have no idea what motives Fox News might have – except maybe for publicity. As the average age of Fox viewers steadily creeps up (it’s at 69 presently), they face a steady die-off of their audience.
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On the subject of Fox News, did you see they canned Greta V the other day. So I guess you’re right, there seems to be a shake up going on at Murdock’s insane asylum! Average age of 69. Maybe, after our generation has died off, the x, y and millennials will be able to change things for the better?
Let us hope so anyway!
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Greta V? I’m afraid I don’t know who she is. One New Zealand station used to carry Fox News overnight about 10 years ago. They quit because no one would watch it.
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I guess she’s one of the oldest late night anchors. I never watch Fox News. But I found this out through an article I read through the other day.
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I find myself skeptical. Google wouldn’t exist without the federal police/surveillance state.
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Tiffany, I think the current Google management is extremely opportunistic. They don’t spy on people out of conviction – they do it for money. They’re prostitutes, in other words. They will do anything if the price is high enough.
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That’s pretty ironic! Who do I cheer for? Bill Gates and Fox news? Or the US government? I think I’ll just sit on the fence and hope they bankrupt each other 😉
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Well stated, Alan. A plague on all their houses.
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