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SSRN-Creating A Subpoena-Proof Diary: A Technological Solution to A Legal Problem by James Miller, Lixin Gao
by Decius at 10:24 am EDT, Apr 12, 2011

Many high ranking government officials are afraid to keep a diary because of the possibility that it will be subpoenaed. This will undoubtedly be a great loss to future historians.

It is also exactly the sort of self censorship that the 4th amendment was intended to prevent.