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I don't think this represents a change in government mentality. Probably more a shift in technical capability. Before, requiring every bank and merchant to chec
by kevinalexbrown 13y ago
I don't think this represents a change in government mentality. Probably more a shift in technical capability. Before, requiring every bank and merchant to check every order against a list would have been onerous. Now, it's fairly easy.
I find it curious how so many specific powers that have been granted to government were allowed not because they were universally acceptable, but because they were impossible to enforce widely.
As automatic monitoring and enforcement get easier, I suspect we'll have a more robust debate on what types of laws are acceptable, because there will be so little room for leeway.
- stefantalpalaru 13y ago> more a shift in technical capability This is not a recent development. We've had name based no-fly lists[1] since at least 2001. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Fly_List https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Fly_List
- cookiecaper 13y agoI think his definition of recent is inclusive of 2001. He seems to be referring to the time period before powerful commodity computer systems were easily available and deeply integrated into every aspect of life, probably like '85 on back. For some edgy cases this could protrude into the mid-90s, but I don't see it going any later.