
According to
MSNBC, up to 50 million Megaupload users could lose their data by Thursday. They haven't been able to access their data since surprise US government raids early this month. None of these users has been charged with any crime. This continues the US trend towards expanded use of
forfeiture laws to arbitrarily seize and/or destroy private property without due process. The US Constitution's
5th Amendment states
"No person shall be... deprived of life, liberty or property without due process or law; nor shall private property be taken... without just compensation." The situation raises questions both about the reliability of cloud services for data storage and the
end of due process in the United States.
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