Re:The No More Ransom Project
by Taek on Sunday October 30, 2016 @04:11PM
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It's been pointed out in the past that most ransomware services have better customer support than paid services. That's because they stand to gain $XXX from each successful interaction and they stand to lose substantially more if they have a reputation of not returning the data.
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That's just hilariously twisted.
It's such a perfect example of how human systems are molded by underlying incentives.
Of course, the incentives themselves arise within immense cultural and technological contexts. Hopefully one day we see further past the dense fog of complexity. Assuming we aren't adding to it at a faster rate...
> Of course, the incentives themselves arise within immense cultural and technological contexts.
To twist it even further, note that the shifts of culture and technology are directed by aggregated incentives of people. What a nice and strong feedback loop there. Only shows how little control societies have over where they're going.
Re:The No More Ransom Project
by monochromatic on Sunday October 30, 2016 @10:37PM
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The market works!