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by hulahoof 3394 days ago
Being digital data, I'm assuming you have to be able to explain where the data was sitting, posit a reason for the data to exist there at all (edit: or some context around the data) and describe your method of obtaining the data.

Otherwise you could just create the data. With the above, you still can - it does however allow for inconsistencies to arise, and when they do a closer inspection can be conducted. (IANAL)