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This is the hubris of "NOBUS"[1].

Believing that "NObody But US" has secret knowledge tends to create a false-confidence trap. It doesn't matter if your are a small criminal organization or a large and well-funded government agency; assuming your adversary is ignorant or stupid is terrible security.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOBUS

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While not perfect it may not have 0 value. I work in a somewhat esoteric part of finance and it is very easy to distinguish experts from people with a medium amount of knowledge. It forces your adversary to become far more committed and use far more resources than they otherwise would. Although I could imagine using a watson like technology to obviate the need for a human to memorize all the required information.

It's still better than letting anyone with just basic knowledge in. I mean, if a cop can learn to pass those tests, surely a committed pedophile can, with the twist that the pedophile would not find the whole process disgusting.

In a way, the test could be taken to be a deterrent to police forces, who presumably will be challenged by the prospect of having to learn the minutiae involved in child abuse.

If you can't beat em, make them more like you, right?

I'll take "effects of terrorism in the united states since 1990" for $400, Alex.

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