Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Informal-Lead-4324 t1_iwh9c51 wrote

Reply to comment by Remarkable-Way4986 in Australia to consider banning ransomware payments by giuliomagnifico

Thats like saying if a guy has sugar and is standing over your car hood ready to pour it into the engine, demanding 5$. Why would I fuck my car up for 5$?

6

Cantora t1_iwhxxft wrote

Because we can choose not to only think of ourselves when we make these kinds of decisions. Why be so selfish?

As for that analogy, you should have insurance and if the police arrest the criminal then you shouldn't need to pay the excess. We're taking about Australia here.

But in the end, you're making a good point that the average person doesn't really give a shit about the greater good. It all boils down to not inconveniencing "me"

The law would need to make sure the ambiguity around insurance was clear, and would need to be tied with the right kind of education campaign to help people understand how to protect themselves and their data.

5

Informal-Lead-4324 t1_iwhz5b1 wrote

You're being selfish wtf. You're saying YOU get to decide whether or not someone has the ability to recover their data. Wtf. YOURE being authoritarian. And it's funny because we know Damn well corporate interests in your country would be exempt. There's 0 fucking chance your government is going to fine Facebook for paying a ransom on their own data.

So in this case what happens. The authorities "look into it" and you're out your data lol. Thanks officers.

Your last paragraph Is moot. In a world with 0day no click exploits, you're literally victim blaming people who technically could have done absolutely zero to prevent it.

−2

Cantora t1_iwl0q9q wrote

You're on a very arbitrary tangent based purely on, what seems to be, biased speculation. You're not someone who has any input on this issue in Australia. Thank fuck for that.

1

Remarkable-Way4986 t1_iwha3g0 wrote

Hit the gas and watch as he flies off and hits his head. Then get out and kick his ass

−2

Informal-Lead-4324 t1_iwhagon wrote

But you can't do that over the internet so what do you do? Lul

3

LeastDescription4 t1_iwickks wrote

That's when you find out if ASIO is any good I guess. Or I guess you technically never find out...

1