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It's been tried before, and abandoned because it's generally a bad idea. What you're describing is a bill of attainder, a law passed specifically to punish an individual or group.
wouldn't a law against murder also be punishing a specific individual or group?
No, but making it illegal to be named Garrett Langley and CEO of Flock would be
that makes sense. but I can still legislate which actions he and everyone else is capable of legally doing... e.g. collecting data to surveil members of the public.