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by hrktb 2805 days ago
> Government regulation? They can't keep themselves secure

Wouldn't this be akin to say "Criminal laws ? the cops can't even police themselves!". It can be true, and you'd still need a framework to define the wanted behaviour anyway. Enforcing the standard is a important and separate issue.

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> Wouldn't this be akin to say "Criminal laws ? the cops can't even police themselves!"

yes it is. not too long ago there was a major issue with undercover cops in baltimore committing many of the serious crimes that they were supposed to be policing! [0] the commissioner (rightly imo) suspended undercover enforcement indefinitely.

[0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/plainclot...

Criminal laws exist though, so you miss the mark in your objection.