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0 pointsLockal12y ago0 comments

FYI, this sentence refers to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary which provides a legal way to bypass criminal penalties for disclosing information.

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duaneb12y ago· 3 in thread

Actually, the legality is unproven. There's still information being passed from the person served with the warrant and the person being spied on.

The legality is unproven but Apple's General Counsel's office has embraced it. It is an increasingly mainstream idea. It should be standardized.

duaneb12y ago

Would you really give advice to hold the court in contempt?

mpyne12y ago

It may be legal, but the "contempt of court" ruling that will inevitably and immediately follow is also legal.

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