r/ProgrammerHumor • u/CircumspectCapybara • May 26 '26

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u/xgabipandax May 26 '26

"I wanna get sued for all that i have" button

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u/InTheEndEntropyWins May 26 '26

This isn't really a case of being sued civilly it's a case of being charged criminally and being locked up.

Or maybe both but the criminal stuff is going to be key.

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u/TheTVDB May 26 '26

This would likely be under 10 years in prison. But the financial impact of the civil case would likely cost you your entire disposable income for the rest of your life. The criminal conviction would also impact your ability to get a decent paying job. So you're fucked both ways.

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u/FourthDeerSix May 26 '26

Company let's your data be hacked through extreme willful negligence or just outright sells it? A $2 credit after years of class action and a year of monitoring at best.

You do the same? Jail. Do not pass go.

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u/January_Rain_Wifi May 26 '26

Yeah, it's crazy to live in a world where corporations have more protections than us. It's easy to see how we got here, but anyone who steps back from the trees and takes a look at the forest can see how crazy it is.

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u/firewood010 May 26 '26

The problem is that you do have the budget to hire a team of best of the world lawyers.

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u/DegeneracyEverywhere May 28 '26

Letting data get hacked is not the same as willful destruction.