Evkob (they/them)

Let’s Encrypt is run by a non-profit (Internet Security Research Group), they list their major sponsors and funders on their website.

According to their stats page, Let’s Encrypt’s certificates are used by around 500M domains.

No, it’s not like stealing a physical item from a store.

I’d argue stealing physical items from massive corporations is also morally acceptable. If you shoplift from a small mom & pop store, you’re actively hurting your community, however, if you shoplift from Wal-Mart, you’re actively hurting an entity which is hurting your community, therefore helping your community.