The New York Times reports that a new La Résistance may be forming at Apple in anticipation of a potential order conscripting Apple to create a new OS that breaks existing iPhone security. Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist.
High level architects are the focus of the article but software projects aren’t composed solely of high level architects.
The architects will readily find new positions but what of lower level resistance fighters? The software/hardware community needs to prepare now to aid and shelter lower level resistance fighters from Apple.
They will be defending our rights and should know ahead of time that they don’t stand alone. Against the U.S. or any other coercive government.
Ask your management to earmark and advertise Apple La Résistance positions so that potential resistance fighters know they aren’t in this fight alone.
Support Apple now and resistance fighters online, offline, in any manner available to you.
Conscription, let’s be honest, enslavement at government demand, is wrong. (full stop)
What are you doing to stop it?