If a private company did this, it would be a form of fraud. Either breach of contract, embezzlement or both. At least in that case you would be entitled to a ci

If a private company did this, it would be a form of fraud. Either breach of contract, embezzlement or both. At least in that case you would be entitled to a civil remedy. As it stands you can only lament the status quo, which appears to be a form of wrong-think at HN, a site for entrepreneurs and innovators...