Kind of reminds me of Ghost in the Shell philosophy[0]:
What good is electronic surveillance when people who can run scripts and programs to imitate other people to the point that it will be indistinguishable from the real thing?
Thinking about this stuff gets me excited about the future. I'm deff going to be involved making stuff like this happen, haha.
Edit: Already getting myself involved with it now…
I JUST finished watching (for the nth time) episode 6 of SAC, and this is where the laughing man case takes form. I feel that if you're on Hacker News, it's a must watch because it blends philosophy and technology with a bit of ethics and possibility very very well.
Heck, I won't be surprised if someone's startup is inspired by that. I can already see usage of some tech that vaguely resembles the Oculus Rift (and yes, the Virtual boy of the past), ah you know what, just go watch it. You will not be disappointed.
There's gotta be money in that, eh?