Or if a court has ordered you to preserve the information. And the establishment routinely flouts court orders to preserve information with impunity
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feannag@sh.itjust.works 9 hours agoIANAL, but I think it’s only a crime if it’s destroyed after a warrant has been issued.
hector@lemmy.today 6 hours ago
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
I’m very glad you’re not a lawyer.
shouselaw.com/…/destruction-of-evidence-charge/
This says you just need to know what you were destroying was evidence, which Anon clearly does.
Hoimo@ani.social 6 hours ago
If they haven’t accused you of anything yet, deleting “how to rob banks.txt” is just normal cleanup. Anon can’t know what might be relevant evidence after some cops ask to see his computer and leave. Of course, some files may have legal restrictions regardless of crime, for example financial records.