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What do you mean by pressure? I think that you are making an assumption about how the FBI operates.

• spondylosaurus 3y ago
  Right, I am assuming, because I'm not particularly familiar with the workings of the FBI lol. Surely it's obvious that by "pressure" I'm referring to the threat of some sort of nebulous legal-y action if Google didn't comply with [xyz request]. Is that not how law enforcement functions? (I'd be shocked if they were asking very nicely and offering to take Google out to dinner.)
  • acheron 3y ago
    The point is that the real world is not a thriller movie. No, the FBI doesn't do that.
    • spondylosaurus 3y ago
      What exactly do they do, then?
    • matthewterhune 3y ago
      Of course they do, though not to a big company like Google for something trivial like this when they could pay a bit of money. Threats aren't cost free.
    • thatguy0900 3y ago
      Correct, the fbi never breaks the law or does anything not strictly above board.