Yes, they can, but the OS appends a watermark to each file when it is exported, so every file carries with it a record of who exported it and in what order. That allows the government, when it gets a copy of a shared file, to track back exactly who gave it to whom.
> terrifying
Indeed.
Seriously, you didn't read/listen to the article, and you didn't read the parent comment. This sort of comment etiquette is unacceptable on YC
I feel that the above statement is more applicable to your comment, than to the comment you were talking about. I would like to politely suggest silently downvoting a comment that is factually incorrect, instead of going on a rant about comment etiquette.
We're all human and we all make mistakes. Angry outbursts like yours are more toxic to a community than having an occasional user be negligent and fail to fact-check their comment.