> 1. It's possible for the advantages of restoring data to outweigh the societal cost of facilitating a criminal enterprise. For example, a patient has died in

> 1. It's possible for the advantages of restoring data to outweigh the societal cost of facilitating a criminal enterprise. For example, a patient has died in a hospital due to a ransomware attack. Would you prioritise saving human lives over sending some Bitcoin to some malware writer? There's already overriding exceptions to all laws that allow you to do otherwise illegal in emergency circumstances. That's why we can say "You are not to vandalize someones house" without needing to add all the contrived ways that it could be done in a way to save someone (or yourself) etc.