Firearms are reifications of information, while hacking tools are information left incorporeal. Arguments founded on their equivalence are as devoid of meaning

Firearms are reifications of information, while hacking tools are information left incorporeal. Arguments founded on their equivalence are as devoid of meaning as those equating bits on a computer to cars on a lot. Consider the following question: how long does a wire have to be before its ability to transfer information to me places that information in my possession? From both a philosophical and legal point of view, this question seems to permit no satisfying answer.