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First, the part of the Netherlands constitution is no different then what the constitutions of most democratic countries have. I don't know when yours was put in place though, I'm guessing its a newer one, unlike the US constitution which took a few upgrades to get it there. I don't see the need for calling it out like it is somehow different then many other countries. I'm also sure like any other countries, its implementation doesn't always work as well as what is stated.

Secondly, and this is in no way a dis on the Netherlands, just wanting to explain something. What may sound like big news or well known in the Netherlands, will probably be a completely unknown thing to much of the world. Your country is very small and no news within it travels very far. So its very hard for people to follow your story since they have zero idea of what you are talking about. I would guess only those from the Netherlands and those regions right around it have any idea what you were talking about. It has to be a really really big event with some global consequences to go far. I have zero idea of what you were talking about for events in the Netherlands. I would guess the bulk of people here are in the same boat.

Anyways. To the later part. Yes, people do give apple to much slack on stuff. When they do something its fine, but if MS was to do it, MS is evil. That does bother me and needs to stop. And as a mac user it bothers me more to see the insane mac users go off like that how Apple is so great.

But on the subject of NDAs, its simple. Companies have them, probably most all tech companies do, I don't want to think about how many I have to obey. If you don't want to sign one, you just don't work for that company. Very simple. If someone does break one, a company has every right to take action. What you see as minor may have huge implications for the company. Also all their suppliers and so forth that are involved. It does effect stock prices and so forth. Also there is zero reason for this to be leaked.

The whole reason apple has succeeded so much in the last few years is they run a tight ship. They don't produce vapor ware, or leave people hanging. Thats how it should be, say nothing till your shipping. Also means you don't let people down. (as in people rumor that such and such device is coming, interest gets driven up, then it doesn't happen and people are for some reason mad at apple).

You not liking NDAs is not a reason for complaining a company in-forces them. Without them and the trust between people and companies created by them, industries such as the tech industry would move very slow.

Furthermore, sites like apple insiders and other rumor sites, aren't news sites. They have no right to publish stuff that was obtained through improper channels. If you are going to post something about a forth coming product to the level of a rumor, it better becoming from a press release or approved interview. Yes, we all like to read a rumor, but we have no right to know that info. But a company like apple definitely has a right to find out where it came from so they can take action. If a site was called "defenseinsider" and got leaked rumors on military hardware from people who broke NDAs, do you think the Government and contractors have no right to track down that person?

Furthermore, if you had a company, would you want your employees leaking info, especially if it could cause the competition to react early and thus torpedo your product before launch and maybe destroy your company? That may sound extreme, but companies put a ton of money into some products, and if someone is able to react before it, they could loose everything.