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Re:Cell Service for the Fairly Paranoid by rsync on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @11:06PM (#47147212)
I’m open minded.

Seeing a warrant canary would be encouraging…

Re:Cell Service for the Fairly Paranoid by altairprime on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @01:52AM (#47148213)
They're a US mobile telco, a warrant canary wouldn't last a year here. That's not, on the surface, a useful differentiator between mobile service providers. Did you have a specific kind of warrant canary in mind that would act as a differentiator, or is there some aspect of warrant canaries I've overlooked that makes them meaningful for US telecoms that are governed by US federal and state laws, or..?
Re:Cell Service for the Fairly Paranoid by johndoylecape on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @09:58AM (#47152407)
This is correct. We talked about canaries a bunch internally and came to the same conclusion-- not really worth it in this context (but please do offer up a model that makes sense if you see one).

I came to the conclusion the best we can do is what you see in our privacy policy: we notify our users when we're served with legal process that is not subject to a gag order, and we pledge to push back on any law enforcement request we receive that is not properly formed or narrowly tailored as required by law. I'd love input/ideas on how to be stronger here.