[geekles]

This sounds like due diligence to protect shareholder interests.

"If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." - overheard in an interview somewhere.

[dotBen]

And don't forget, most employees are APPL shareholders - so for them it's worth supporting rather than pushing back upon.

[sown]

And if I'm not a criminal, I shouldn't be treated as such.

It's a tad selfish, if you don't mind me saying, of you to automatically assume it's OK to give away my rights in addition to yours.

[antonovka2]

This is Apple, not the Government. If you don't like the legal terms of employment, California is an at-will state. Quit.

That said, this article is total ridiculous bunk. Gizmodo has been trolled.

[chrischen]

Even with the government: you don't have to obey laws. You can go live in jail. There's always an alternative option. Freedom is about having fair options.