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kennywinker • yesterday at 8:31 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

This is incorrect. Context and details matter in the law and we all agree that is a good thing. As an example - 1st degree murder, 2nd degree murder, and manslaughter are all different crimes even tho they’re all “killing a person” - the context matters.

Should the police wipe criminals phones? No.

Should the police wipe CSAM-adjacent data from phones to protect victims? Yes.

One is a consistent principal that is bad/cruel/overly broad. The other is a consistent principle that targets a specific harm.


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jrm4 • yesterday at 10:36 PM

We don't disagree; I'd call what you are doing refining the principles?