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> "Pay up or we'll report you to the government" is a textbook example of blackmail. It's hard to feel too bad about companies who are actually doing illegal t
by autoexec 3y ago
> "Pay up or we'll report you to the government" is a textbook example of blackmail.
It's hard to feel too bad about companies who are actually doing illegal things that the government should be notified about anyway. It's like someone reporting their drug dealer to the police because they discovered their dealer was lacing their drugs with fentanyl. Sure, they're a snitch, but people are safer knowing the truth.
- FireBeyond 3y agoExactly. The desired outcomes may be different, but the incentives are temporarily, perversely aligned.
- marcosdumay 3y agoHum, no, your example is not blackmail. It would be like the customer asking for free drugs or else he would report the dealer. Anyway, the obvious course of action is to persecute the company and arrest the hacker. The problem here is probably that arresting the hacker is difficult.