This is another argument for using cloud storage as much as is feasible, with the files stored in the cloud themselves being encrypted by encryption software yo

This is another argument for using cloud storage as much as is feasible, with the files stored in the cloud themselves being encrypted by encryption software you trust (no relying on the cloud provider to do your encryption for you). They can't order you to give up a password to a file that's not on your laptop. Working this way adds some effort to your workflow, but nobody ever said security was easy.