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		brookst 19 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop ... You seem to think those two quotes make a point, but for the life of me I’m not seeing it? Are you trying to say that any compliance is by definition help? Like if the FBI subpoenas my public key and I comply, that’s helping them?

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Joker_vD 11 hours ago [–]

> Like if the FBI subpoenas my public key and I comply, that’s helping them?

If you're helping the FBI to do their job (conducting federal investigations), then yes, you are helping the FBI. Unless your definition of "to help" includes the absence of any possibly coercive circumstance.

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