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by drcube 3808 days ago
That's "per device". For an $800 iphone, that's equivalent to banning their sale in NY.
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mhb 3808 days ago
Or Apple could offer to pay the fine for an iPhone owner and/or sell fine insurance. Great PR, uses a little of their cash. How are the phone owners going to be caught anyway?
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ivl 3808 days ago
The fine would be on the sellers, not the buyers.
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anon4 3808 days ago
They'll just alter the contracts on phones sold in NY: "You agree to not encrypt any data on this phone and will indemnify COMPANY in court"
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eximius 3808 days ago
They'll probably still be liable. I'm not sure it is something the consumer can indemnify them of.
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