XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   Marian  wrote:   
   > Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>> In addition, in the above scenario, the tax authorities would have far   
   >>> better information at their disposal on actual people rather than some   
   >>> vague technical proxy. A MAC is not a person. Not yet at least ;)   
   >   
   > To equate the government with random companies selling your identification   
   > for a buck is probably something most people wouldn't directly do.   
   >   
   > I wouldn't put it past the government, but I wonder what kind of repressive   
   > regime Chris must be living under to equate the government with Apple?   
      
   You're the one who brought up identifying recently moved californians to   
   pay their 401k taxes.   
      
   > There's a huge difference in the government's power over you versus   
   > Apple's. Well, at least for a normal person. Maybe not for Chris. :)   
      
   Ah but you said this was "trivial" and used sheriffs as another example.   
      
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