Came here to say pretty much the same thing. It&#x27;s a familiar old pattern:<p>1: &quot;Thing&quot; is developed which enjoys benign use amongst small subset of geeks<p>2: Military discover &quot;Thing&quot; and develop a way to use it for evil and&#x2F;or killing<p>3: &quot;Thing&quot; gains in popularity amongst general public<p>4: Government says. &quot;General public can&#x27;t be trusted with &quot;Thing&quot;. Thing is capable of doing evil and&#x2F;or killing people!&quot;<p>5: News stories start appearing: &quot;&quot;Thing&quot; could be used by &#x27;Terrists&#x27; and &#x27;Paedos&#x27;, warns expert&quot;<p>6: &quot;Thing&quot; restricted or outlawed —in response to &quot;public concerns&quot;<p>Rinse and repeat...