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Indeed. Seems like a cobra effect situation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect
by graeme 10y ago
Indeed. Seems like a cobra effect situation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect
- fgonzag 10y agoBut it wouldn't be a reward. It'd be a fine paid to the government. The only real reason with malicious intent I can see from it is people intentionally hacking companies to bankrupt them or cripple them. But that just means they had weak security anyways
- graeme 10y agoThe OP was talking about class action lawsuits. The plaintiffs in class actions are individuals, not governments. I took that the mean the OP was talking about penalties to private actors, rather than to governments.