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Re:Human rights activist risks prison over refusal to disclo... by unityByFreedom on Monday May 15, 2017 @05:57AM (#14340357)
We're not at that juncture, and, I wouldn't assume there isn't a way around it. You could still obfuscate information in your brain such that it's hard to decode.
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Re:Human rights activist risks prison over refusal to disclo... by coldtea on Monday May 15, 2017 @07:27AM (#14340743)
>You could still obfuscate information in your brain such that it's hard to decode.

And that would made you unemployable, subject to arrest, etc.

Political and legal issues don't get solved with technical workarounds (unless they can force the law to change -- which I guess would count as a legal change, not a technical workaround).

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Re:Human rights activist risks prison over refusal to disclo... by unityByFreedom on Monday May 15, 2017 @07:58AM (#14340868)
Well, I don't think we need to be dogmatic about saying politics is the only solution. I think technology often moves forward when policy fails. But, that doesn't mean we shouldn't fight with everything we have for policy we believe is right.
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Re:Human rights activist risks prison over refusal to disclo... by pjc50 on Monday May 15, 2017 @06:45AM (#14340555)
This is the plot of _The Demolished Man_ (Bester, 1953)
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