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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by dmoy on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @03:51PM (#15341970)
Well to be fair, even the US doesn't always given an abundance of guidance on everything. For a random example, up until irs notice 2014-54, it was a bit shady exactly how you could get away with roth ira backdoor from your 401k.

I lack enough info and context to say where this particular law lies.

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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by tryingagainbro on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @03:57PM (#15342021)
True, but the idea is that in USA eventually you can go to an independent court and sort it out. or the agency will explain it more--something that applies to everyone.
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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by adrianratnapala on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @07:47PM (#15343665)
You say that is the idea. It is indeed an idea.

Is it the reality?

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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by tryingagainbro on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:45PM (#15343976)
large companies absolutely do take the government to court. Smaller ones, maybe, if ACLU etc help them.

But yeah, any problem can be solved in court by an non-corruptible judge. If he isn't then the appeals court is

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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by zdkl on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @12:23AM (#15344906)
Provided you're rich enough to bankroll the judiciary action and the adverserial shakedowns. Which would also typically mean you don't care that much about the outcome of the trial, if you've got that much cash to throw around.
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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by labster on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @02:14AM (#15345297)
Yes, but in the USA you don't have to be an oligarch. Even double-digit millionaires have effective access to the legal system.
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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by Nuzzerino on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @08:56AM (#15347284)
It didn't keep Shkreli out of trouble though.
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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by tryingagainbro on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @12:15PM (#15349267)
Well he did break quite a few laws and was an ass about it. Access to courts doesn't mean to ignore the laws. And he was guilty of poking the bear or something...

If he was in Russia he would have been warned to pay Igor and to stop making fun of the regime. Given his attitude, he might have been somewhere in Siberia, pulling his hair out.

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Re:Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage... by zdkl on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @12:32PM (#15349470)
And would the world be a worse place for that...
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