Apple CEO Tim Cook remains evasive on auto project

I still think Apple will eventually lose this whole thing, but hearing Tim Cook say they will take it all the way to the Supreme Court at least reassures me he is willing to take it all the way.

The Justice Department is proposing a “boundless interpretation” of the law that, if left unchecked, could bring disastrous repercussions for digital privacy, the company warned in a memo submitted to Magistrate Sheri Pym. “Do you remember when you were a kid, and Christmas Eve…it was so exciting”, Cook said, according to Business Insider.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Apple should be forced to obey the court order, because under the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, search and seizure are reasonable with probable cause. Yet, as we’ve pointed out, the government itself put Apple into this position by changing the Apple ID passcode of the device.

Nor does it scare investors, who instead raised questions about Apple’s enterprise sales, greenhouse gas emissions and how to use Apple Music. “I’m a long-term investor”. Jackson stated that “We oppose the unprecedented government over reach”. “You are a man of integrity and character and we applaud your leadership”.

Jackson also was on hand to push a shareholder resolution that would require the board to adopt an “accelerated recruitment policy” to increase diversity among senior management and board of directors.

Apple’s board had urged investors to vote it down, telling shareholders that the measure would be too restrictive.

It was reported that the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was introduced at the meeting, thanked Tim Cook for the company’s efforts in fighting a court order that would force Apple to aid the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the case.

Apple has somewhat acknowledged that it’s working on a auto. Many view it as an expensive, if tantalizing, moonshot. “You weren’t sure what was going on downstairs?”