Are you seriously advocating that US/European companies should go around breaking the laws of other countries on the basis of superior morality? - Adewale Oshineye
Adewale, the concept that American law isn't globally supreme and that America companies should ignore laws in other countries seems to be the norm amongst some unfortunately. - Duncan Riley
@Duncan - great response on the TC Comments.. Oh how I wish comments on the article could be posted on FF as well. - Jez Arnold
companies operating in other countries must respect the laws of those countries. it's a choice; if i choose to enter/operate in another country i choose to play by that country's rules. as a US cit (born and bred), i can't say we have superior morality. we're a youngish sort of country, in our self-absorbed-college-kid-in-a-coffee-shop stage, thinking we're the first to Really Get It. this, too, will pass. - hisherness
Jez Michael picked the wrong country for the argument, probably because he cant tell them apart. It's one thing arguing this in relation to a 3rd world dictatorship, but with India, WTF? Particularly given American censorship laws as well - Duncan Riley via twhirl
Yup. Think if you are going to do business in a country, you have to conform to the laws of that country. If you don't want to stick to the laws, you shouldn't do business in that country. Make the moral choice before you sign up. - Chris Nixon
Well, the one countries law is the other countries crime. Don't know too much about US law, but what about those sentenced go back to the US and seek civil litigation there? Hard to take an undisputable stance on this one. - Martin Spindler via twhirl
i agree with Duncan.. besides i dont think google really sacrificed security by disclosing data about a person. And i dont think no organization has the right to keep information that might help uphold the law.. Google gave up the data because it was required for investigating a criminal act under the law, not because some politician asked them to.. - Azeem
To me the issue is enforcability of the law in our jurisdiction. If India had a reciprocol agreement to recognize US Law or if Google has a physical presence in India and are under Inidian jurisdiction then they should abide by their law. However, if Google, has no obligation to observe Indian law, then they have no business just voluntarily complying. - Chuck Ross
