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Re:They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235M i... by Gigachad on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @02:22AM (#38009762)
In an extreme scenario where there is only one person who can possibly ever unlock it, you would have to pay them basically all of the reward since without them, the usb is and will always be worth nothing.
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Re:They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235M i... by halJordan on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:00PM (#38028454)
At some insultingly small amount the payout becomes 'unfair.' So if you're losing nothing why let yourself be insulted? So if the unlocker (who also loses nothing by doing nothing) wants a portion he would have to consider that.
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