&gt; It is possible that certain legal authorities might wish to avoid transparency, and not only demand the restriction of access to certain resources, but also avoid disclosing that the demand was made.<p>Speaking of &quot;transparency&quot; why is the political explanation for this absent? Are they trying to say current events and political opinions of authors didn&#x27;t play a role in this? The code number obviously wasn&#x27;t chosen for purely logical reasons.