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National/state authorities could already do this with the current software and systems in place... the only additions the software proposed is adding are around privacy protections and distributed control, which the government wouldn't want anyway.

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I really do not intend to sound naive, as I know what a monumental effort it is, but, we are government, and ballot initiative, constitutinal amendments, etc might be required to prevent the abuse, ultimately.

So, think of yourself as a member of government. What would you propose ?

My only point was that preventing the government from using the proposed system is not a valid concern, because they wouldn't need the proposed system

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