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There have been previous discussions on HN about why it should be illegal to pay a ransom to hackers. Here is a very good reason why it should not be illegal.
by privacylawthrow 6y ago
There have been previous discussions on HN about why it should be illegal to pay a ransom to hackers. Here is a very good reason why it should not be illegal.
- thatguy0900 6y agoWell if it had been made illegal and people stopped paying long ago maybe these hackers wouldn't have bothered since they wouldn't expect a payout. It's only going to get worse as people continue to pay.
- rebuilder 6y agoHere I was thinking this is a very good example why paying ransoms should indeed be outlawed. It's a classic case of the individual's short-term interests conflicting with the long-term interests of both society at large and the individual being blackmailed. My main reservation is, I'm not sure how effective a ban on ransom payments would be, in reality.