The sort of banana republic that can generate a court order for you to do that is the same kind that would simply put a gun to your head instead. In the US, no

The sort of banana republic that can generate a court order for you to do that is the same kind that would simply put a gun to your head instead. In the US, no court would order that type of equitable relief. But, pretending that's not the case: > As a business owner, why would you reveal it ? Because you have principles? Backed up with at least a little bit of spine? > You'll go to jail (or struggle in court at least) for few years, have a horrible reputation and end up poor because your company is going to lose all its user base ? It's not clear that you would go to jail. You can simply shutdown[1]. For those that actually care about privacy, your reputation would only increase. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/08/lavabit-email-shut-down-edward-snowden https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/08/lavabit-e...