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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by whatever_dude on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @09:53PM (#12126332)
> WhatsApp might have the HN crowd sympathy on this

Not mine. But Brazilian courts, with their over-arching powers, have even less sympathy; Brazilian bureaucracy, with their disregard for individual freedom, have even less sympathy; and lawmakers, with their disdain for those without as much command of the laws, the least of all my sympathy. That someone is not doing their every bidding - oh, I'm sorry, not treating them "the proper way" - is something that must be hard to muster. I guess their contempt made them blind to what makes sense and what doesn't.

Brazil doesn't get a free pass in something no one else in the civilized world is asking for.

Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by tinus_hn on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @05:55AM (#12127848)
In this case the lawmakers did the right thing, but the lower court chose to ignore the law. That's why the decision was quickly overthrown after appeal.
Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by whatever_dude on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @01:42PM (#12130903)
You're correct. I should have said "judges and lawyers" rather than lawmakers.