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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why on Earth would you be worried about a "court issuing a subpoena for your data" unless you were engaged in criminal activities? I assume that we're all honest people here!
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Under the Terrorism Act (2000) in the UK:
"A person commits an offence if—
(a) he collects or makes a record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, or
(b) he possesses a document or record containing information of that kind."
Magazine articles, even some novels, could fall foul of a broad interpretation of this law.
Luckily:
"It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for his action or possession."
I.e. you're guilty unless you can prove your innocence.
If our government are passing laws like this now; imagine what they could be criminalising in the future. I'm surprised we're even allowed personal storage devices; surely all data should be held in an unencrypted form on a government database where they can keep an eye on all of us.