Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57M People

Re:Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57M People by synicalx on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:02PM (#15753286)

> See, my kid's day care charges a mere $600 per hour late (billed in 1 minute increments).

WOW, I'm in the wrong business I think. What else charges that much per hour? I don't even think a neurosurgeon could command that sort of rate!

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Re:Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57M People by mattdw on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:13PM (#15753351)

The point is that you're not expecting people to ever pay it, because you've set it high enough to be a solid disincentive. If people are actually paying it regularly, you obviously haven't set it high enough.

This is also common when quoting freelance projects you don't really want to do.

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Re:Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57M People by sbuttgereit on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:47PM (#15753530)

This. I'm an independent consultant, too. There are things clients want me to do that I don't want to do and on terms that I don't want to do it on. However, if there's a real pinch and they have no other choice than hire me for that kind of gig: I'll do it, but you'll pay me my "I really don't want you to hire me for this" price. I'd rather they not hire me in those cases, but just telling them no is more alienating than telling them in advance here's my "don't hire me for this price".

(and with that... I better pick up the kid... ;-) )

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Re:Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57M People by buckminster on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @11:35AM (#15758119)

British builders call this a "fuck off quote".

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