Mightn't it be marginally more productive to put a bit of surveillance in front of the container boats, and require registration for the cars being put on them, then trying to totally eliminate free computing and a free internet stopping all secure communication in order to catch the 1/10000000 messages which regard stealing cars?

I don't think the actual accusation is that the police are incompetent, but rather that this can't possibly be the real goal of such a law, because there are approaches to stopping such crimes which are not only far less invasive, but also easier and more practical. So this is at best an excuse, and at worst a justification that the commenter came up with that the actual policy makers never even mentioned (I have seen the latter far too often).

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testdelacc1 2 days ago | parent [-]

You’d have to X-ray each container to know what was in it in the first place. Prohibitively expensive and would hurt exporters.

Stolen cars aren’t the only criminal activity. They engage in other activities as well. I just used it as an example.

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rjdj377dhabsn 2 days ago | parent [-]

> You’d have to X-ray each container to know what was in it in the first place. Prohibitively expensive and would hurt exporters.

I'm fine with increased costs if it means saving our privacy in communication.

And you wouldn't need to scan every container, some sampling % would be sufficient.

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hbs18 2 days ago | parent [-]

> some sampling % would be sufficient

From what I understand, this what happens currently and allows stolen cars to pass through

	▲	rjdj377dhabsn a day ago \| parent [-]
		Shouldn't there be enough information about the shippers to make arrests for the cars that are caught? If not, begin a proper investigation and start collecting that information. I'm generally against KYC regulations, but a limited and targeted investigation seems appropriate here.