In reply to George Stephanis.

George, that's a good point.

Frankly I'm very impressed by Automattic's record on resisting takedowns (there was a guy with a Canon Rumors site which you kept up among others). The problem is not with you but with the laws in the US. You can be forced to give up data and not be able to say anything about it.

It's quite funny. At the height of the Cold War, one of the US arguments is that they stand for freedom of expression and freedom from government repression, with sanctity of mail (opening only with a warrant), telephone (wiretapping only with a warrant), habeas corpus and the right to a fair trial (indefinite detention is now legally possible, witness Guatanomo Bay while entire families are murdered every day under the drone program with no legal process).

Now Russia offers substantially greater legal protections and privacy to its citizens.

It's good to see Automattic is protecting its users rights as best you can. Unfortunately the deck is systemically stacked against you and anyone else using any US-based IT service. Keep up the good fight though.