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Am I allowed to keep a secret? Maybe I am not allowed to write it down and also keep it secret.

• wulfstan 2y ago
  Yes, but if a court decides you have committed a crime, and law enforcement show sufficient cause to obtain a warrant, they can seize your secret and - if it's relevant - use it to show your state of mind when the crime was committed.
  • jagger27 2y ago
    Did you not read 1984?
    • wulfstan 2y ago
      Yes, several times. But in the same way that as a society we allow physical privacy (and freedom!) to be removed under certain circumstances, we should consider allowing digital privacy to be removed in the same way. 1984 imagines a world where the authorities can enter your physical space at any time because they feel like it. But I don't lie awake worrying about that because I live in a society where I feel the social contract is largely upheld by the authorities.