Yes, I know.
“I read the news today.”
Apple won round one.
“There goes free speech!” and “I’ll not buy another Apple Computer!”
Right. Do that. In an unrelated conversation, a former Apple employee here in Austin related how Apple had some of the tightest security for proprietary information. I beleive thwe term was “legendary.”
As I read the article, sure, I think any person who writes on the web has a right to say what they want, but I’m also in agreement with the judge, the information was only available – prior to the leak – to individuals who knowingly signed Non Disclosure Agreements.
Two wrongs don’t make a right. But if I lean to the left long enough, I wind up conservative.
The larger problem about whether it’s violation of free speech? How come no one sides with Apple on this issue?
In my line of work, I operate under the idea that what goes on between me and client is confidential, and nothing short of court-ordered deposition or similar legal wrangling will get information out of me.
However, in my defense, the only records I keep are birth data, usually available to the public, and trying to get me to remember what I said to a client a few years ago? Yeah, good luck.
But the point is, someone broke an agreement, and the “free speech” trump card doesn’t cover a situation like this.
