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Re:WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide T... by latj on Monday May 02, 2016 @04:57PM (#11615546)
They dont have to fly anyone down to brazil. They had someone there. He was arrested a few months go for not fulfilling the request. Its all in the article we are commenting on.
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Re:WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide T... by CydeWeys on Monday May 02, 2016 @09:16PM (#11617131)
Terrifyingly Brazil is probably on the no-go list for lots of Apple employees right now, like how the Middle East is in general for LGBT people.
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Re:WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide T... by rbanffy on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @12:28AM (#11617916)
Apple has offices and operates legally in Brazil and has done so for many decades. As far as I know, they aren't violating any local law.
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Re:WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide T... by CydeWeys on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:07AM (#11618064)
I meant to say Facebook. No idea how I confused the two.
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