No identity system will remain uncracked forever. That's just the way it is these days. A better solution would be to take what we already have and improve the security so that everyone's personal information isn't at risk when a poorly-trained government employee with a laptop decides to leave it somewhere where it can get stolen.
Exactly. If you left the door to your house unlocked, that's different than inviting a friend in. While the duty to mitigate damages might remove any civil implications to this law, I believe in this case the criminal law is valid as long as it explicitly targets only unauthorized use. IANAL of course.
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No identity system will remain uncracked forever. That's just the way it is these days. A better solution would be to take what we already have and improve the security so that everyone's personal information isn't at risk when a poorly-trained government employee with a laptop decides to leave it somewhere where it can get stolen.
Exactly. If you left the door to your house unlocked, that's different than inviting a friend in. While the duty to mitigate damages might remove any civil implications to this law, I believe in this case the criminal law is valid as long as it explicitly targets only unauthorized use. IANAL of course.