I agree, but that's one hell of an uphill battle considering the amount of money that would be behind those opposing such laws. Until said laws pass, storing th

I agree, but that's one hell of an uphill battle considering the amount of money that would be behind those opposing such laws. Until said laws pass, storing things locally is a valid option for a stopgap despite how cumbersome it might be. Edit: I also have little faith in any legal remedy going far enough. The cat's out of the proverbial bag, too many businesses "depend" on data, and the government certainly enjoys being able to more easily access your data via cloud businesses than having to deal with a different enduser's setup every single time. Not saying we can't make progress, but I'm pessimistic.