See the Cobra Effect: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect Perverse ince... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

dredmorbius on March 11, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: FBI Used Best Buy's Geek Squad to Increase Secret ...

See the Cobra Effect:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect

Perverse incentives of rewarding information or activities.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact