On the Other Hand...

I recently wrote about how Apple and Tim Cook have been between a tough spot and a tough spot ↗, and that it is more complicated than it might seem on the surface given the state of things. This post by 22 year Apple veteran articulates a potent counter point. ↗

…there is a symmetry to how the larger world equates values and actions; just as one stand against an invasive and unlawful request could help people see that Apple was genuinely committed to security and privacy, the removal of the ICEBlock app represents an act that squanders that same good faith.

Giving the bully your lunch money never stops the bully, it makes them take your lunch money more. There has to be a point where you draw a line in the sand and stand up. The comparison to the FBI wanting a back door after the San Bernadine case is stark and apt.

Where is that line? How long will a wannabe dictator bully around a nearly $4 Trillion company?

I am still really glad I’m not in charge of Apple right now.