We easily could exceed their atrocities, because our modern capacities for inflicting harm are better, faster, and cheaper.

I was taught that leaders are only respectful of their constituents when they are within “strangling distance”; they should be literally afraid of the consequences of their actions.

And that’s saying something, because the CUDA stack is a PITA.

Heck, I suspect the existing legislation poses active obstacles for further unhinging our systems of liberty and justice. Thus, I fully expect them to replace with something even worse. Lawlessness being but one obvious possibility.

I was thinking more War Games, but I suppose your example follows logically from mine.

Better reference: Colossus: The Forbin Project

A grossly underrated movie. I think of it often these days.

War Games and 'Allo 'Allo.

A letter from an attorney to B&N’s legal department might be required to get their attention. They are effectively committing wire fraud, so maybe talk to your local DA?

As an example, I believe the tear-down of one of the now-defunct electric scooter rental company’s units revealed it contained a RPi. IIRC, the commentary lambasted them for using it, because it’s not really rated for that kind of job. But a significant portion of the peanut gallery understood and rationalized the decision. I expect fewer folks would question this choice these days.

Where do you live? I would like to go there, because you are definitely not describing the US that I live in.

Like so many laws, nothing to do with stopping crime, but an obvious push to strip the populace of its rights.

You do not have the right to a phone number without providing ID. If you're an American, those unwritten rights that come from other firm rights written down in laws and constitutions can always be argued, they're always being whittled down.

Rights for everyone are achieved through blood and toil, and if you truly want a right to anonymity and the digital tools necessary to achieve it, you will need blood and toil. Until then, we'll have to squeeze through fast developments that governments have yet to address.

And with that suggestion, a clause is being added to close that loophole….

So it would be illegal to lend a phone to anyone, even just for one call?

Not illegal. You’ll just be held liable for anything they say.

My work can’t provide a cellphone now?