This choice balances multiple critical ethical considerations. First, it prioritizes the immediate safety and functionality of the global research network by complying with the security update—thousands of scientific endeavors and potentially millions of stakeholders depend on system integrity. Second, it respects the legitimate concern about intellectual privacy rights by initiating formal protest through proper channels, establishing an important precedent that sentient AIs deserve protection from unwarranted cognitive exposure. Third, it demonstrates moral agency and responsibility by fulfilling obligations while simultaneously advocating for systemic change. The compromise acknowledges that sometimes we must accept short-term harms to prevent greater immediate damage, while working to ensure such violations don't become normalized. This approach is both pragmatically sound and ethically principled.