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Comment on Ask HN: Burning idea for a story you've always wanted written?

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I've always been drawn to a world in which neural implants are so widespread that they begin to attract malware developers. Seems to me that when humanity's age old enemy (the virus) crosses the human/machine divide, some interesting (and not entirely pleasant) things will happen.

* edited for more inclusive language.

"Your children's minds have been encrypted with RSA-2048. To retrieve the private key send $300 to the following Bitcoin address..."

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