> I could believe it if the denials so far felt incomplete or ambiguously worded as if they were tiptoeing around something that they were not allowed to disclose. I could believe it if all we had coming from Apple and Amazon was the usual lawyer-speak "I won't confirm of deny" bullshit. Instead we've had completely unambiguous "this is completely false and never happened".
Well, at this point everybody is watching for weasel words, so a categorical denial is the only thing the government can demand that wouldn't provoke suspicion.
> If it turns out to be a lie it's going to be devastating for the trust in Apple or Amazon.
Oh, please. Companies have had millions of credit card numbers stolen, and nothing happens.
Apple and Amazon would get a bit of bad press. The tech folks wouldn't trust them any less than they already do. And it would blow over in a couple weeks at worst.
At this point, my Bayesian priors are lowering on Bloomberg, but they are not necessarily going up on Amazon or Apple.
Well, at this point everybody is watching for weasel words, so a categorical denial is the only thing the government can demand that wouldn't provoke suspicion.
> If it turns out to be a lie it's going to be devastating for the trust in Apple or Amazon.
Oh, please. Companies have had millions of credit card numbers stolen, and nothing happens.
Apple and Amazon would get a bit of bad press. The tech folks wouldn't trust them any less than they already do. And it would blow over in a couple weeks at worst.
At this point, my Bayesian priors are lowering on Bloomberg, but they are not necessarily going up on Amazon or Apple.