Re: OT: Yahoo- apparently now an extension of the Chinese govt secret police....

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Sep 7, 2005, at 3:59 PM, Rich Kulawiec wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 03:10:12PM +0100,  
> Michael.Dillon () btradianz com wrote:
>
> > Every company has to obey the laws of the jurisdictions
> > in which they do business, and for international
> > companies, that list of jurisdictions can be very,
> > very long.
>
> Obeying the (local) law is, in most cases, very reasonable.
>
> But when presented with *that* request from *that* government, the  
> correct
> response -- from anyone with a conscience and a spine -- is "go to  
> hell".

Not in *that* country, it's not.  You knew the rules before you  
crossed the border.  If you are there, you have to follow the rules.

There is an argument to be made for not being in "that country" to  
begin with, but if you are there, you better comply.

--
TTFN,
patrick