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Originally Posted by cptbutton
Most data was likely in the cloud and canonically all data traffic is encrypted. So a lot of data will be lost. Retrieving vital files or keys just to get local equipment to work may be a common problem.
DRM is going to trash a lot of things because they won't run without permission from the license servers that no longer exist. Infosocialists may have an advantage because of this, and certainly they will point out this proves they were right.
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That will be a nasty item to pull on struggling survivors a few weeks after the War. Stuck on an asteroid or moon base, trying to fab parts to repair a critical part for life support or for an escape ship and the 3D printer goes belly up.