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thaumasiotes • today at 3:26 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

I don't think AnimalMuppet is suggesting that there will be pressure from outlawing searches that are Very Useful for enforcement. I think the suggestion is that the pressure will come from outlawing searches that are Very Useful for rescue.


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jagged-chisel • today at 3:41 AM

If there's any escape hatch from the limits of the system, they'll be abused.

> Enter warrant ID:

>> We have to rescue a child from a kidnapper! Enter 'amber alert' as the warrant ID to bypass the warrant check!

Suddenly, many more searches (that fail to find a given child) are happening.

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