Seems like exactly the kind of distinction that would be a common refrain on HN, yet somehow on this topic it's gone out the window. > A simple example: with p

Seems like exactly the kind of distinction that would be a common refrain on HN, yet somehow on this topic it's gone out the window. > A simple example: with picture editing software Actually reminds me of a story a professor in a comsci ethics class once told about how the police in South Africa (during the apartheid years) would take photos of everyone protesting the regime at the university campus. Back then (this was the 80s) nobody really cared - what were they going to do, go through all the photos by hand? He said "imagine how much more concerned people would be today". That was in 2011 or so.