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Re:IPVanish “No-Logging” VPN Led Homeland Security to Comcas... by daveFNbuck on Friday June 08, 2018 @01:48AM (#17262907)
These are not exhaustive options. The name of the logical fallacy you're committing here is a "false dilemma". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

I cannot discern what is or is not a valid warrant. That's why companies have lawyers. I don't trust law enforcement to do this either. That's why we have courts. There's a lot of room for nuanced opinions about our warrant system not being perfect but being better than nothing.

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Re:IPVanish “No-Logging” VPN Led Homeland Security to Comcas... by acct1771 on Sunday June 10, 2018 @04:13PM (#17279942)
"You" implies your organization. You and your corporate attorneys are on the same team.

No logical fallacy, simply a strict reading of the words chosen.

Correction made, what's the third option, if those aren't exhaustive?

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Re:IPVanish “No-Logging” VPN Led Homeland Security to Comcas... by daveFNbuck on Monday June 11, 2018 @10:05PM (#17290186)
One other option is that I trust the courts. Another is that I don't trust law enforcement or the courts but I still think that an imperfect rule of law is better than not being able to have warrants at all. These things don't have to be absolute.
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