Now Steve what did you mean to present to us with this editorial? (Pick one or more from the following)

1. A riddle

2. Insoluble problem

3. Inexplicable situation

Wikipedia:

Conundrum, a puzzle or a riddle designed to test for lateral thinking

Dictionary.com

A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma

Thesaurus.com

Anything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret.

Synonyms: enigma, perplexity, puzzle, puzzler, riddle

For the potential problems you foresee the answer could be all of the above. Let us hope that the powers that be, who know little or nothing about preserving data, are not the ones that dictate by law what we must or must not do to preserve privacy/secrecy. Just charge us with the responsibility but not the how to of it.

Speaking as an American, request that members from other countries expand on their countires laws, regulations regarding privacy and secrecy and the difficulties they face and which they may have overcome.