[jusssi]

If they're brave enough, they'll render themselves unable to sign the canary with the key they previously used (by "accidently" destroying it), and accept whatever punishment is headed their way because of that.

[rsync]

Let us please be clear: rsync.net is a real company. We have a board of directors. We have outside advisors and legal counsel. We have shareholders.

Did we, in fact, create a poison pill provision in 2006 with regard to legal service, etc., ? Yes, we did.

Will this be a wild west data caper with dramatic conclusions and brave, desperate actions ? No, it won't be.

If there's one thing you should know about rsync.net it's that it's a very boring company. We're going to keep it that way.

[brookst]

Switching from good faith legal dispute to bad faith technical argument and lying seems like a questionable strategy.

[hgsgm]

How is that bad faith? It's a technical enforcement of a commitment.

[brookst]

The implication was that they should intentionally destroy the key and falsely claim it was an accident. That is bad faith, and asking for trouble.

[javajosh]

Assuming people take the canary seriously, this is an interesting case where deleting one file is equivalent to shutting down the company.