> It's already illegal to impersonate someone to steal money or scam them, and those laws were on the books before computers existed.
There are two hurdles a criminal has to get past:
1. decide to break the law
2. figure out how to pull off their scam
It sounds like you're saying that since hurdle #1 already exists, hurdle #2 is irrelevant? No, of course it isn't. That's like saying that gun control can't possible help because it's already illegal to shoot someone.
Adding difficulty to a crime reduces (but does not eliminate) the prevalence of the crime.
There are two hurdles a criminal has to get past:
1. decide to break the law 2. figure out how to pull off their scam
It sounds like you're saying that since hurdle #1 already exists, hurdle #2 is irrelevant? No, of course it isn't. That's like saying that gun control can't possible help because it's already illegal to shoot someone.
Adding difficulty to a crime reduces (but does not eliminate) the prevalence of the crime.