Comment on Gmail security warnings for suspected state-sponsored attacksComments−ph0rque14yI wonder if google will be just as open if the state sponsoring the attack was US.−trotsky14yIn the US this is done with National Security Letters and Court Orders, both of which usually include gag orders - so no.−jonknee14yThe US doesn't need to attack, they can just use their legal backdoor.−grandalf14yWouldn't that count as an attack vector?−jonknee14yNot as far as Google is concerned, you can't do anything to secure your account when the "attack" is utilizing Google's built-in snooping feature.
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I wonder if google will be just as open if the state sponsoring the attack was US.
In the US this is done with National Security Letters and Court Orders, both of which usually include gag orders - so no.
The US doesn't need to attack, they can just use their legal backdoor.
Wouldn't that count as an attack vector?
Not as far as Google is concerned, you can't do anything to secure your account when the "attack" is utilizing Google's built-in snooping feature.