Let's be perfectly clear here: > Metadata is "data about data" Just shorten that to "Metadata is data." That's what it is, and always has been. This weird ide

Let's be perfectly clear here: > Metadata is "data about data" Just shorten that to "Metadata is data." That's what it is, and always has been. This weird idea that it is some sort of second-class citizen of data is the problem and allows the government to hide behind "it's just metadata": it's still data, and should be treated as such. I wouldn't care if it were an empty file: it's still data, and you still need a warrant or probable cause, not a terrorist witch hunt.