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> "We're advocating for privacy, but we aren't going to try to offer you any." Your tl;dr is not quite accurate. All companies, including FastMail, have to cooperate with local law enforcement. But there are different levels of cooperation. FastMail's level of cooperation, according to TFA, is, "Show us a valid warrant, and we'll show you exactly what you asked for, nothing more". Certain other companies might be more cooperative, handing over user information in response to informal (warrantless) police queries, or handing over information to copyright-enforcement lawyers who write threatening (but not legally enforceable) letters, or handing over more information than is specified in a warrant. (I can't remember specific examples, but they get mentioned on HN now and then). So FastMail is stating it will try to limit privacy violations as much as it can, without violating Australian law. This is not total privacy, but neither is it the same as "we aren't going to try to offer you any". (Not affiliated in any way with FastMail, not even as a user) |