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0 pointsnightski12y ago0 comments

Well in a private by default world, browsing the internet just became one hell of a lot scarier. Any page you visit could become a felony.

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Not so, because as others in this thread have stated, the key is intent.

Judging intent doesn't really work at scale. That's why we invented access controls.

Access controls are in place, but they aren't absolute. Hence why intent is key in this case, and why he was found guilty.

And we peer into the mind of a third party how?

There's a fairly large body of law that hinges on the intent of the individual.

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0 pointsnightski12y ago0 comments

Well in a private by default world, browsing the internet just became one hell of a lot scarier. Any page you visit could become a felony.

Not so, because as others in this thread have stated, the key is intent.

Judging intent doesn't really work at scale. That's why we invented access controls.

Access controls are in place, but they aren't absolute. Hence why intent is key in this case, and why he was found guilty.

And we peer into the mind of a third party how?

There's a fairly large body of law that hinges on the intent of the individual.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse