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Er, why not? Why would the government shut down the account you use to identify yourself, if not because there was something wrong with it, in which case presu
by ineptech 9y ago
Er, why not? Why would the government shut down the account you use to identify yourself, if not because there was something wrong with it, in which case presumably they'd want you to create a new one?
- simplify 9y agoI dunno, maybe one day a government-official-inspired muslim-phobia arises, and the government cuts off your access because you look like a middle-eastern man? Or maybe another flavor of the many instances of government minority-targeting we've seen in the past? The government does shady stuff all the time. It's unwise to give them such an easy kill-switch that cuts off any particular citizen's access at any time.
- fiblye 9y agoI think whenever someone asks a "why would they?" question, it's best reworded as "why wouldn't they?" The government is made up of people, and given enough people, at least one is bound to do something stupid for reasons most won't understand. If someone can do something, no matter how ridiculous, at some point, someone will.