Interesting thought. It’s like pentesting ethics! There would be a lot of practical issues, though. And people in power have no motivation to pass these laws,

Interesting thought. It’s like pentesting ethics! There would be a lot of practical issues, though. And people in power have no motivation to pass these laws, so they’d exaggerate the problems even more. They might say that the court system is already stressed, innocent people are waiting in jail for trial, we can’t afford such a distraction. But honestly I think you’ve struck at the core of a major problem in modern society. It’s too easy for the government to take rights away, and too hard for a citizen to take them back. Automation is a great solution to that asymmetry; I think suggestions like yours are on the right track.