Re:Russia Requires Apple and Google to Remove LinkedIn from ...
by _andromeda_ on Saturday January 07, 2017 @01:40PM
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>It is a smaller fish compared to Facebook or Google, and the Russian citizens are not as dependent on it, so it is a good choice to set an example.
Not necessarily accurate. LinkedIn is a Microsoft company and I wouldn't exactly call them a small fish. This might just be the first of many protectionist measures Russia will be adopting.
Re:Russia Requires Apple and Google to Remove LinkedIn from ...
by pdpi on Saturday January 07, 2017 @10:26AM
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Data jurisdiction is by itself an enormous and nuanced topic. There's a very interesting case to be made about giving your users a choice, as both having data in your own country or some foreign sovereignty come with different trade offs.
Why everyone wants to have local data is more interesting. I can think of some points:
- The US wields a lot of soft power by virtue of the fact that a lot of user data about members in other countries lives here.
- Other countries want the ability to block access to particular sites and the user data at will without having to go through US law.
- Hampering growth of US companies helps local copycat companies grow.
- Requiring local servers, local office, make in X etc. promotes local economic activity.
There is a critical mass of people who need to be using these services for these points to be viable. China clearly has more than the critical mass, so they easily get away with this sort of behavior and it does them more good than harm (I think). EU probably has it. Russia alone probably does not.