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the government is suggesting your data is no longer yours once you upload it, it becomes a sort of jointly owned piece of property which is owned by the service provider as well as the server owners (usually two different entities) and if seized by the government
Ok now that you are done with reading that its time to become worried, very very worried. Going on the premise that the government is suggesting your data is no longer yours once you upload it, it becomes a sort of jointly owned piece of property which is owned by the service provider as well as the server owners (usually two different entities) and if seized by the government in a blanket-style raid is up for grabs unlike conventional search and seizure which outlines specific things that can be looked at and taken as evidence.
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Originally posted by DarthMuerte
Never save anything online that you would not mind seeing posted on a billboard in your hometown. I do places like ATS only using methods which I hope provide anonymity. I use a throwaway name, a disposable email account, and only log on via publicly accessible portals like McDonalds or some-such.