Could you post on HN on that? Would be worth reading.

And are you only talking about cybersecurity disclosure, liability, patent applications... And the scenario when you're both working for the same party, or opposing parties?

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dekhn 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm talking about any situation where a principled person who is technically correct gets a threatening letter from a lawyer instead of a thank you.

If you read enough lawyer messages (they show up on HN all the time) you will see they follow a pattern of looking tough, and increasingly threatening posture. But often, the laws they cite aren't applicable, and wouldn't hold up in court or public opinion.

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lucb1e 41 minutes ago | parent [-]

> they follow a pattern of looking tough, and increasingly threatening posture. But often, the laws they cite aren't applicable, and wouldn't hold up in court

And it takes years to prove that and be judged as not guilty, or if guilty (as OP would likely be for dumping the database), that the punishment should be nil due to the demonstrated good faith even if it technically violated a law

Wouldn't you say the threats are to be taken seriously in cases like OP's?

	▲	dekhn 38 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		No.