Comment by JumpCrisscross

> And then 3 or 4 allies of the US passed laws enabling the government to require companies to develop tools or face prison time

My understanding is that Apple’s executives were surprised at the forcefulness of the opposition to their stand together with the meekness of public support.

(Having worked on private legislation, I get it. You work on privacy and like two people call their electeds because most people don’t care about privacy, while those who do are predominantly civically nihilists or lazy.)