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Warrant canaries are problematic since they can't be trusted themselves due to possible confidentiality restrictions, can be easily misinterpreted, and can also
by yegg 4y ago
Warrant canaries are problematic since they can't be trusted themselves due to possible confidentiality restrictions, can be easily misinterpreted, and can also be counter-productive to an in-process court proceeding if you are in an actual situation that would involve triggering one. Thankfully we haven't ever been in any situation like this because we simply don't collect any search histories or meta data that ties searches to individuals (like IP addresses). And our searches are end-to-end encrypted so network onlookers cannot see them, even if listening in on the network.