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0 pointsdabockster7y ago0 comments

People have been known to disappear for less.

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Have they really? It is the sort of thing you see a lot in fiction but not on reality.

At the very least you'd end up being sued for defamation or whatnot by DOW for the next century or two. DOW is not a company you want to tango with.

secfirstmd7y ago

Its fully possible to tip a journalist or regulator these fays with a level of anonymity these days.

krageon7y ago

And what if they can tell from the information leaked who leaked it? This person's life will be destroyed by armies of lawyers. Just so some journalist can report on something that'll be out of the news in a few weeks and change precisely nothing.

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Doxin7y ago

I can fully imagine not wanting to run the risk regardless however.

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smnrchrds7y ago

Have they really? It is the sort of thing you see a lot in fiction but not on reality.

Doxin7y ago

At the very least you'd end up being sued for defamation or whatnot by DOW for the next century or two. DOW is not a company you want to tango with.

secfirstmd7y ago

Its fully possible to tip a journalist or regulator these fays with a level of anonymity these days.

krageon7y ago

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Doxin7y ago

I can fully imagine not wanting to run the risk regardless however.

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