Kevin_Kennedy
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If Walmart or McDonald's began describing the Obama Administration as an unconstitutional threat to the privacy of its customers, it would be front page/holy-cow news.
But that's what is happening in Silicon Valley right now, with America's biggest tech companies.
The most interesting two words in Apple's official statement today on the news that the NSA can put spyware on 100% of Apple's products, including the iPhone, are these: "malicious hackers."
Apple Anger On The NSA iPhone Hacking - Business Insider
From Apple's statement:
We will continue to use our resources to stay ahead of malicious hackers and defend our customers from security attacks, regardless of whos behind them.
From Microsoft's statement:
Indeed, government snooping potentially now constitutes an advanced persistent threat, alongside sophisticated malware and cyber attacks.
Microsoft: Government Surveillance Is An 'Advanced Persistent Threat' That May Be Unconstitutional - Business Insider
The market has obviously pressured these companies to start caring about the privacy of their customers, and turned them against the NSA.