Oh. I've seen this episode! The government asks for broad powers in order to solve a specific problem and then just adds those powers to its bag of tricks to us

Oh. I've seen this episode! The government asks for broad powers in order to solve a specific problem and then just adds those powers to its bag of tricks to use whenever convenient to creatively prosecute "bad" people. (1) Don't like bitcoin? Don't understand Manga but have a baaadd feeling about it? There's an app for that! (1) Its either that or the professor builds it out of coconuts and they don't get off the island. Either is equally likely.