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RE: A simple solution to the "ransomware" problem
A law wouldn't do anything to this.
Blackmail material is something damning, and often criminal.
So, you already did something criminal, is breaking the law going to stop you from trying to keep it covered up?
A strong self that doesn't give in to terrorists is a solution.
But, you will often pay more for it in the short run.
Hotels are changing the electronic locks back to key locks... because they are not hackable.
Ransomware attacks are different than plain blackmails, because typically there is no wrongdoing from the victim. It's just that they run some software that encrypted their data and then can't access it until they get the decryption key (by paying the ransom). If you had a hospital or another type of private or public organization saying "Mr. Hacker, we can't pay you, we are prohibited by law to do so", then the hacker wouldn't even bother.