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Re:Devices Which Track Cellphones, Intercept Calls Found All... by AlexCoventry on Saturday May 19, 2018 @07:16PM (#17110255)
> diplomacy is impossible without affording Ambassadors, their staff, the places where they live and work and so on, broad immunity to normal civil law enforcement.

Why is that?

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Re:Devices Which Track Cellphones, Intercept Calls Found All... by torstenvl on Saturday May 19, 2018 @07:26PM (#17110287)
Because not every place is a shining example of liberal democracy like the United States.

Diplomacy requires representing your country, which sometimes requires advocating against the preferred policies of your negotiating partners. In some places, if you were subject to their laws, that would get you killed.

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Re:Devices Which Track Cellphones, Intercept Calls Found All... by AlexCoventry on Saturday May 19, 2018 @08:53PM (#17110572)
Makes sense. It would be hard to find willing diplomats without that protection.
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Re:Devices Which Track Cellphones, Intercept Calls Found All... by torstenvl on Saturday May 19, 2018 @09:41PM (#17110700)
Just imagine trying to exert diplomatic pressure on Erdogan while subject to Turkish law, for example.
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