I can't tell if apple is being serious or not

Honesty, eh?

some companies that have been forced to give customer information actually tried to get the government to allow them to tell their customers what they are giving away, but the gov said no. so this could be a joke, or apple seriously evading the question, but it could also be apple's way of telling customers whats happening without technically doing so.

Good Siri

I tried it and almost died

SIRIously...?