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The problem is not that more evidence is being produced. The problem is that the new evidence tends to be concentrated in the hands of a very small number of co
by a3_nm 15y ago
The problem is not that more evidence is being produced. The problem is that the new evidence tends to be concentrated in the hands of a very small number of companies.
- tptacek 15y agoWait, if it's valid evidence, as likely to be invaluable to the accused as the accuser, how does the concentration of evidence harm society? What part of justice is served by having investigators wasting time mining evidence out of obscure hiding spots?
- haberman 15y agoTwo possible harms: - If a database is hacked/stolen, the impact is much worse. - If the people who control the database become malevolent, the impact is much worse. Think about a totalitarian government weeding out its political enemies by seizing a big centralized database.