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This comment reminded me of the TV show I've been recently watching on Netflix, Pantheon. It's about a different technical breakthrough (I don't want to put any
by _benj 2y ago
This comment reminded me of the TV show I've been recently watching on Netflix, Pantheon. It's about a different technical breakthrough (I don't want to put any spoilers), but it's also something that completely alters society, no security is able to deal with that new technology, first thing that happens is that the technology is weaponized... etc.
Idk enough about quantum computing to even understand this... but a technology that turns, say, AES or Blowfish, suddenly trivial to crack would very likely change the world
- kridsdale1 2y agoThis is how I feel about drones.
- riiii 2y agoThey'll be banned for public use in the next 2-3 years. I'm not advocating for the ban, just saying it'll happen.
- debacle 2y agoIt's easier to make a "ghost drone" than a "ghost gun." Banning will not be feasible for bad actors.
- mrguyorama 2y agoBanning anything is never about stopping theoretical "bad actors", it's about reducing the number of normal people who pick up "bad thing" and making mere ownership a suspicious enough act to compel investigation. It's about making things harder. A gun on a black market will be more expensive in a place that makes guns in general illegal. Small time Timmy will not be able to afford a gun to back up his desire to rob the local liquor store. Systemic design is usually about how you affect the margins