I don't know why you would think that might be a possibility given the venue we are on.
Government has also demolished people's actual homes in the course of "crime fighting" and then refused to pay/fix them as well (that notorious case in Colorado comes to mind). But surely you can see there is still a distinction between things that happen infrequently, often with limited scope, or still at least with some semblance of a legal process, and what happens routinely to people accused of "digital crimes".
It should go without saying that I think all of these dynamics are terrible, and in dire need of reform. But at least civil forfeiture and "qualified" (née sovereign) immunity are getting talked about, while the totalitarian approach to personal digital infrastructure isn't getting so much attention.
Government has also demolished people's actual homes in the course of "crime fighting" and then refused to pay/fix them as well (that notorious case in Colorado comes to mind). But surely you can see there is still a distinction between things that happen infrequently, often with limited scope, or still at least with some semblance of a legal process, and what happens routinely to people accused of "digital crimes".
It should go without saying that I think all of these dynamics are terrible, and in dire need of reform. But at least civil forfeiture and "qualified" (née sovereign) immunity are getting talked about, while the totalitarian approach to personal digital infrastructure isn't getting so much attention.