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akmarinovyesterday at 6:18 AM5 repliesview on HN

Cool - how are they going to detect/police that?


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matheusmoreirayesterday at 6:34 AM

The NSA will run Mythos against the entire US population and it will find the patterns. Powerful computer purchases. Energy consumption suddenly spiking. HN comments demonstrating intent and/or contempt for the glorious self-evident freedom preserving laws of the United States.

Then they call your local law enforcement with an anonymous tip about this suspicious dude who's long overdue for a totally random home inspection.

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sweetjulyyesterday at 6:28 AM

When has enforceability ever been a concern of the government? This is the same government that had anti-sodomy laws on the books until the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in 2003.

Making it illegal even without having a realistic means of enforcing it still chills behavior, and so just because it isn't practically enforceable in the general case doesn't mean it isn't without consequences.

victorbjorklundyesterday at 10:27 AM

Same way they detect if you do business with Russia, North Korea, Iran. They don’t detect 100% of the cases but the punishment are severe enough to deter most companies.

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fauigerzigerkyesterday at 6:39 AM

Whistleblowers. Personal use would still be possible of course.

gspryesterday at 9:40 AM

It's not out of the realm of possibility to do AI audits. I'm not saying it's a good idea or likely, but certainly something they could do.