Rsync.net has been around forever - like 15 years. They predate the concept of 'cloud'. They were the first to use a 'warrant canary', in 2006. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary)
It's the minimal legal hack: completely useless in a court but massive generator of internet comments
Though it generating discussion around the warrants themselves is a good feature
They can sure sue the hell out of you after you stop updating though.
- The government cannot force you to update the canary. A court cannot get you to update it, because it's forced speech to demand an update.
- You created the canary of your own accord, and are responsible for its effects. Not updating the canary is, effectively, speech.
Though, from [0]:
"Realistically, though, courts compel speech all the time. Court-ordered apologies, disclosures, and notices are not unusual. And if ever a court would be inclined to compel speech, it would be in a situation like this one, where a company intentionally set out to get around a gag order with this kind of convoluted sea-lawyering."
[0]:http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/268/is-there-any-lega...