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I knew a probation officer for sex offenders. They told me that most of them were quite dumb. What the repeat offenders were, though, is dedicated. They had all
by wpietri 5y ago
I knew a probation officer for sex offenders. They told me that most of them were quite dumb. What the repeat offenders were, though, is dedicated. They had all day to try to avoid getting caught, and the PO had a few minutes per week per offender.
It's true that in any arms race, a given advance gets adapted to. This will surely catch a bunch of people up front and then a pretty small number thereafter as the remainder learn to avoid iPhones. But that's how arms races work. You could say that about almost any advance in fighting CSAM.
- woofie11 5y agoI think it's only the dumb ones who get caught. Source: I've met a few white collar criminals.
- wpietri 5y agoProbably some of both. One point of the criminal justice system is to shift incentives such that people with their acts together satisfy their desires without criming. There are plenty of smart, greedy people who just go get an MBA and siphon off value in ways that are technically legal. The risk-adjusted ROI is better.