This is a perfect way for the legal head of the company in-country to visit some jails.
They will explain that it was done remotely and whatnot but then the company will be closed in the country. Whether this matters for the mothership is another story.
Of course they will not lock the data but hide it, and put some redacted or otherwise innocent files in their place.
> but then the company will be closed in the country. Whether this matters for the mothership is another story.
Elon would love it. So it won't happen.