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by res0nat0r 4719 days ago
I guess I see it the other way, in that just because a computer can calculate where you were last Friday "quickly" in seconds, vs. a group of cops comparing a bunch of notes "slowly" doesn't change anything. It was still possible then to track you as easily as it is now given the right amount of manpower or attention.
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> It was still possible then to track you as easily as it is now given the right amount of manpower or attention.

You realize that you contradict yourself in the same sentence? That's the kind of thing I tell people who ask me "Is so-and-so (technically very hard) possible?": "Most things are possible with enough time and money".

The fact is, technology makes previously impossible things possible, and previously difficult things easier. The law should absolutely account for that.