On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:25:04 +0200, Christian Sciberras said: > Besides of which, the police already can be granted (upon request) access to > servers (where your data is already stored in plain text), so I don't see > the big deal.
This is one of those places where details count. In some jurisdictions, LEO's get access upon request. In other places, LEO's get access upon subpoena signed by a judge. And in some places with wishy-washy spineless providers, LEO's legally need a subpoena, but get access upon request anyhow. We'll just skip over the whole US "National Security Letter" thing and pretend it's just a hallucination. ;) The *real* problem is if you're in a jurisdiction like Michigan, which seems to think it's OK to hoover all the data out of electronic devices at a traffic stop.
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