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If it's a threat, then that's literally blackmail. It's only legal to use the legal action, period. Once you pull in a THREAT, it becomes blackmail/extortion.
by valbaca 3y ago
If it's a threat, then that's literally blackmail.
It's only legal to use the legal action, period. Once you pull in a THREAT, it becomes blackmail/extortion.
- dundarious 3y agoA cease and desist letter is a "threat" and is not illegal/blackmail/extortion.
- hnfong 3y agoIt's not a cease and desist letter. It's an extortion attempt to put pressure the alleged hackers to sign a non-disclosure agreement. It's kind of a tricky gray area where similar demands might be legal, but I do think in this case it should be illegal.
- dundarious 3y agoDoesn't matter, I was just using it as an example to disprove the silly point that "threat=blackmail=illegal", > If it's a threat, then that's literally blackmail.