Should MFC have a warrant canary?

[Guy]

Since the disclosure of NSA warrantless mass surveillance by Edward Snowden in 2013, numerous websities have adopted warrant canaries in order to benefit the privacy of their users. Should MFC have one?
https://canarywatch.org/faq.html

 

[justjoinedtopost]

Too late for that Guy. They know all about your big boob sickness.

 

[Sevrin]

Given the nature of social cam sites and the likelihood that bad people may use them to harass models or other members, I'd be surprised if MFC did not occasionally receive requests from law enforcement for their records for that reason alone. A canary on MFC wouldn't tell me much about whether my own privacy was threatened and I don't think MFC would find it in their interest to highlight that aspect of their business.

 

[Guy]

Given the nature of social cam sites and the likelihood that bad people may use them to harass models or other members, I'd be surprised if MFC did not occasionally receive requests from law enforcement for their records for that reason alone. A canary on MFC wouldn't tell me much about whether my own privacy was threatened and I don't think MFC would find it in their interest to highlight that aspect of their business.

Warrant canaries are intended to address concerns about National Security Letters.

 

[Sevrin]

If you read the FAQ carefully, you will see that those are only one type of request that may be covered.

 

[Guy]

If you read the FAQ carefully, you will see that those are only one type of request that may be covered.

Yes. I know that. But the primary concern that people who support warrant canaries have is about NSLs.