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There is a cost, but larger pieces of data can be broken into chunks and stored on the blockchain. Some types of data are considered breaking the law to possess

There is a cost, but larger pieces of data can be broken into chunks and stored on the blockchain. Some types of data are considered breaking the law to possess it, regardless of whether it was intentional or how it was acquired. Can data broken up like that can be said to be in your possession if it is never recombined? What if you don't know how to recombine it but a prosecutor does? What if it is known to be recombinable but no one knows how to recombine it? Most blockchain people I talk to are worryingly dismissive of this as a potential issue, including lawyers.

dane-pgp 8y ago
Those questions are very thought-provoking, and here are a few more: * What if someone with access to your house/bag/coat slips in a Micro SD card with an illegal file on it? * What if you download a large video file as a torrent and it contains an illegal file embedded steganographically within it? * What if your computer is storing a large, possibly random-looking, file, and someone can produce a "one time pad" which, when XORed with that file, produces an illegal file?