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Re:Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret 'wink' to si... by IshKebab on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @03:41PM (#45752024)
> If the companies conclude the terms of a gag order prevent them from even signaling which country has received the data, there is a backstop: the companies must pay 100,000 shekels ($30,000) to the Israeli government.

Uhm doesn't that mean that Google and Amazon can easily comply with US law despite this agreement?

There must be more to it though, otherwise why use this super suss signaling method?

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Re:Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret 'wink' to si... by skeeter2020 on Thursday October 30, 2025 @01:56PM (#45762966)
How can they comply with a law that forbids disclosing information was shared, by doing just that? THe fact it's a simply kiddie code instead of explicit communication doesn't allow you to side step the law.
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