Changes: Memory loss fail-safe system

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The memory loss fail-safe system was a defense built into the programming of Lieutenant Commander Data. In the event of a memory loss, it was intended to protect the android from anyone who might try to take advantage of him.

Data's ethical and moral sub-routines would take over all his basic functions. Effectively, he entered a self-preservation mode in which he only knew right and wrong.

The system was activated in 2375 when some of Data's memory engrams were damaged by a Son'a weapon on Ba'ku. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

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 The '''memory loss fail-safe system''' was a defense built into the programming of [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]].  In the event of a [[amnesia|memory loss]], it was intended to protect the [[android]] from anyone who might try to take advantage of him.
-Data's ethical and moral sub-routines would take over all his basic functions.  Effectively, he entered a self-preservation mode in which all he knew was right and wrong.
+Data's ethical and moral sub-routines would take over all his basic functions.  Effectively, he entered a self-preservation mode in which he only knew right and wrong.
 The system was activated in [[2375]] when some of Data's [[engram|memory engrams]] were damaged by a [[Son'a]] weapon on [[Ba'ku (planet)|Ba'ku]]. ({{film|9}})