Comment by bostik
4 years ago
DOJ can pressure Visa, Mastercard and Amex to stop processing payments for Apple. Due to how the international payments systems work, that's a global sanction, even if Apple had no footprint in US.
And before you claim that's absurd and impossible, there is precedent for US doing just that.[0]
EDIT: There is also an earlier precedent, UIGEA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_Internet_Gambling_Enf...
0: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/credit-card-... (yes, the blockade was lifted later but my point was that the nuclear option is available)
> DOJ can pressure Visa, Mastercard and Amex to stop processing payments for Apple.
I think they'll find there's a world of difference in public support for "people leaking classified documents" vs "the people who make you and your family's phones, tablets, laptops, and watches".