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by Joker_vD 105 days 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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An, so just semantics about “to help” and whether it involves volition.