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simondotautoday at 5:52 AM2 repliesview on HN

A poor analogy.

The public square has never been properly anonymous. If you start saying things which contravene laws or the rights of others, the police have been able to capture you and unmask your identity, if concealed.


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dv_dttoday at 6:01 AM

So the solution for criminals in the public is for everybody to show their papers walking into a public square? It is not, we have requirements for police process like warrants and a process for determining the requirements for urgent conditions of arrest.

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hparadiztoday at 5:59 AM

People publish entire books anonymously.

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