Charles Stross's 'Rule 34' features a dark near-future setting with organised criminals operating illegal, unlocked 3D printers that are used to print guns and child sized sex dolls. An interesting read for sure.
I assume the authorities will lock down 3D printers before they get good enough to print functioning weapons. If you've got an IPrinter that only builds licensed IObjects from the official IStore, this problem goes away for authorities, and all we lose is our computing freedom.
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Charles Stross's 'Rule 34' features a dark near-future setting with organised criminals operating illegal, unlocked 3D printers that are used to print guns and child sized sex dolls. An interesting read for sure.
I assume the authorities will lock down 3D printers before they get good enough to print functioning weapons. If you've got an IPrinter that only builds licensed IObjects from the official IStore, this problem goes away for authorities, and all we lose is our computing freedom.