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saghm • yesterday at 10:35 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

The point it's not just people with 91 pounds of meth who are getting tracked; it does what it's "supposed to" by treating everyone as a suspected criminal. An exterminator who blows up your house to get rid of termites still gets rid of the termites, but that doesn't make it a good solution.


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greggoB • yesterday at 11:39 PM

> An exterminator who blows up your house to get rid of termites still gets rid of the termites, but that doesn't make it a good solution.

Defos swiping this analogy for future use