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I disagree, I think the cloud stuff actually makes this even harder (at least today). The distinction between what's in the cloud and what is local is extremely
by JunkDNA 13y ago
I disagree, I think the cloud stuff actually makes this even harder (at least today). The distinction between what's in the cloud and what is local is extremely hard to make, even for those of us that live and breathe this stuff. Oh sure, you can define it, but as a practical matter, if I hand you my phone, can you tell what's on the cloud? Is it left to the vagaries of what the OS has happened to cache locally? If you open my Dropbox app on my phone, how do you know what files are local and what files aren't? What if you see a filename like "drug_customer_list" in the directory listing? Can you go get it now that you have probable cause? It's murky and messy. We can pretend that it's simple, but it's not and we will need to work all of this out.
- jlgreco 13y agoPretending as though it is simple is the trick though. The reality is simple: don't search the phone without a fucking warrant. However this is a reality that is rejected by those with no incentive to realize it. What is needed is a fictional simplicity that is easier to feed people. After we have that we can work on getting the rest done properly.