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But why does it matter? What could it possibly be used for? I can't think of a use for this which wouldn't be crossing a line / inappropriate / dangerous.
by abusoufiyan 9y ago
But why does it matter? What could it possibly be used for? I can't think of a use for this which wouldn't be crossing a line / inappropriate / dangerous.
- JorgeGT 9y agoHomosexual relations are illegal in ~70 countries, and punishable by death in ~10 of those, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Yemen, etc. Governments in these countries could run this software in their databases, rooting out and prosecuting or even executing those identified. So I would say this kind of software merits discussion.
- barry-cotter 9y agoThe governments in these countries are evil, not stupid. The false positive rate is too high for this to be useful at anything but a really coarse, maybe check this guy out level. All of the countries you name bar Yemen are easily capable of rooting out and destroying their gay communities if they really wanted to. They don’t. What they want is to make sure everyone involved is very discreet. Hypocrisy is the homage vice pats to virtue etc.