That has extremely high potential for strong reputational damage though. (As we see in this case)
Versus: "The government ordered us to give them the keys and forced us to remain silent about it" - now all the damage lies on the government, who is likely known to already do stuff like that (or at least it isn't a surprise) and will hide behind the banner of safety or national security or something. (Whether it's true or not)
Versus: "The government ordered us to give them the keys and forced us to remain silent about it" - now all the damage lies on the government, who is likely known to already do stuff like that (or at least it isn't a surprise) and will hide behind the banner of safety or national security or something. (Whether it's true or not)