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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by jstanley on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @06:01PM (#19090958)
Risk = Probability * Consequence

I don't think he (or she!) is saying that the consequence is low, just that the risk of suffering that consequence is low enough to outweigh it.

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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by groby_b on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @06:55PM (#19091340)
I'd posit that making public blanket statements about being willing to break the law increases both probability and consequence, and thus expected value.

Which means I don't have high confidence in the risk assessment in the first place, but thankfully it's not my business :)

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