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by ilynd 1143 days ago
insider trading, a victimless crime
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How are you not a victim if the secret is a compromising photograph?

Surely, everyone is naked at times, still when secretly captured on camera, you can become a victim.

(Edit: this was supposed to be a root comment)

Blackmail doesn't always only involve the blackmail target. There can be other victims as a result of collateral damage from the blackmailing process.