It's not random shit, it's deliberately crafted shit. Just because something can be represented by bunch of ones and zeros doesn't make it any less meaningful. So of course it should be illegal. Just as illegal as "random characters" that happen to contain terrorist plans or worse.
Though, admittedly, the question does arise regarding just why AT&T would publicly publish a web page if they didn't want anyone to see it. "I thought it was private" might be a legitimate excuse for a middle-aged woman on Facebook. I have less sympathy for a telecom, somehow.
False. It's called conspiracy [to break the law] and it's illegal in almost every country, including the United States. Even if you never intend to carry through with your plans, it's still very illegal.
On the contrary, conspiracy is an agreement between people, not a plan, and especially not a plan you don't intend to carry out. Otherwise quite a few novels and disaster recovery documents would be illegal. http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c103.htm
Do you sincerely believe that the "random characters" that make up the plan of a terrorist are themselves illegal? A group of Saudi men planned and carried out an attack on New York City in 2001. There - am I now liable for prosecution for describing "terror plans"?
The intent to break the law, the intent to commit terrorist acts, can indeed be illegal. The intent, however, cannot be contained by "random characters," as you put it. The law does seek to ensure that people can live without fear of attack, but the act of mentioning terrorism or mentioning terrorist acts is certainly not illegal. And this is specifically what you said: you said that the random characters which make up a terror plan or worse are illegal.
