> The white hats will then steal back any stolen funds, and go before a prize court that will determine if their actions were legal, if the target was valid, an

> The white hats will then steal back any stolen funds, and go before a prize court that will determine if their actions were legal, if the target was valid, and how prizes should be distributed between victims and the privateers. So the targets are determined by the state, and the costs of retaliating are assumed by the private sector; that sounds better than what I was originally envisioning. The government is effectively operating a bounty office, with the chief difference being that the bounty is paid out only after the successful recovery of the funds. It’s an interesting idea.