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by CyborgCabbage 1231 days ago
A lot of people in the comments here are saying that this is beneficial because it will teach people that they can't trust video or audio. But I don't see how that makes sense because this isn't some neutered or weakened form of the technology. That's like saying shooting people makes them more aware of gun violence.
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> That's like saying ...

It's like releasing some software that cracks all encryption (or more accurately, authentication), before of which only elite members of society had access to.

It's not a physical weapon, it's an information-security weapon; I don't think the gun metaphor is appropriate.