Comment by ajross

> You're not wrong, but companies such as Google make business decisions, not moral decisions. It's far easier and cheaper for them to comply

From the space between the lines in the article, it seems pretty clear that Google denied the request, and its employees were the source for the claim being reported at all. Yes, they absolutely could be evil in principle. They appear to have been good in practice.

And in times of extremis like this, maybe it's important to call out those little victories and find allies where you can. Even if you happen to be a HN Apple stan.