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Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by lostmsu on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:31PM (#27478755)
If you extend it wide enough, one should ban natural numbers because some of them in binary form are identical to child pornography video files.
Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by dkokelley on Friday June 11, 2021 @07:04PM (#27479568)
Take a look at “illegal numbers” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_number

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There’s the concept of “illegal numbers”, which means that there are technically numeric representations of images or copyrighted material that you can’t know/possess without breaking a law. But the law is subjective which is why we have judges and juries to apply judgement to whether having a large number written on a piece of paper is equivalent to possessions illegal material.

Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by dorgo on Saturday June 12, 2021 @06:06AM (#27483246)
And don't forget random number generators. They are just evil sometimes.
Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by ntauthority on Saturday June 12, 2021 @07:12AM (#27483619)
It is amazing that the output of a random number generator can be considered a core part of a DMCA-style 'illegal to work around' anti-circumvention solution.