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> Only four people at Apple knew about this secret project. Me, the director of iPod Software, the vice president of the iPod Division, and the senior vice president of Hardware.

Not even Steve Jobs? Shouldn't this have been his decision?




Plausible deniability is a great idea if the CEO has to testify before congress every once in a while.


I doubt Steve Jobs would have submitted to the burdens of getting and retaining top secret clearance.


Apparently he did in 1988. Things at NeXT must have been desperate: https://www.wired.com/2012/06/steve-jobs-security-clearance/

Edit: It actually says he got the clearance because Pixar was doing some government work at the time.


Jobs had a top secret clearance. https://www.informationweek.com/desktop/steve-jobs-the-fbi-f...


For only about two years in the late 80’s.




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