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I suspect that while the UK government’s tactics have changed, the game hasn’t, so to speak. They’ve stayed the stick, so now will come carrots.

Thank you, Wes. I know this is a complex and difficult subject area, particularly right now. And yet very timely. More than ever, autocrats and bad actors the world over would like more access to all our digital devices and stored personal information. While I’m all for helping ‘the good guys’, this isn’t some comic book universe where the virtuous never screw up or cross a line in pursuit of what they see as the right thing to do. As always, law enforcement needs to step up and do the work to make their case, without leaning on “God’s Eye” surveillance to do the heavy lifting.

We all have opinions on these matters. Some of us are deeply impacted by these issues, and have understandably strong emotions about them.

But let’s all cut Wes some slack for trying to see down the road a bit. These are trying times, and we’re all concerned for the future, even if we look at it differently from one another. So again, be kind to Wes. We’re all just trying to do our best to navigate this world we live in.

Fred257 said:

Apple is trying to get public pressure on the EU to drop this. IT WONT WORK.  Apple, your lawyers aren’t doing you any favors 

maybe. Or … they’re just waiting until a certain aggressive military power shows its hand, and then it’s all moot. 

The WSJ is a veritable clown car pulling a dumpster on fire.

“Döner” not “Donner”. I assume you meant the kebab/wrap, not “Thunder with everything”. Unless it’s an obscure reindeer-based dish.  (Either way, I’m definitely co-opting that statement.)