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edit: styling I also found it interesting that Facebook's lawyers (which appears to be from https://www.zwillgen.com/ https://www.zwillgen.com/) asked for: >
by vitorbaptistaa 10y ago
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I also found it interesting that Facebook's lawyers (which appears to be from https://www.zwillgen.com/ https://www.zwillgen.com/) asked for:
> If possible, please provide responses in English as that will significantly improve our ability to analyze and process your request in a timely manner.
> 1. Is this a criminal matter?
> 2. What organization is conducting the investigation (Federal Police, Civil Police, Prosecutor’s Office)?
> 3. What is the nature of the crime being investigated (corruption, drug trafficking, gun violence/homicide, child exploitation, terrorism, etc.)?
> 4. What are the specific WhatsApp accounts that are the target of this legal process (including all applicable country codes)?
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> 5. What data are you requesting for each of the targets listed above?
I wonder if this was only to keep internal statistics.
- rmsaksida 10y agoYep - and they've asked for this in English, something the judge complained about. I think I'm with the judge on this one. I found this really lazy and of bad taste on Facebook's part. The firm representing Facebook won't afford a translator for one of their top 3 countries (I'm guessing) in number of Whatsapp users? Really?
- bllguo 10y agoYou support a judge pettily and stupidly ordering the blockage of one the most ubiquitous apps in Brazil, over something this insignificant? Insensitive and foolish move on Facebook's part, sure, but come on. Let's put things in context here...
- rmsaksida 10y agoTry reading the parent comment of this thread - I wrote it, and I explicitly condemn the judge. Doesn't change the fact Facebook lawyers are in the wrong when it comes to this specific issue (and, of course, that doesn't mean the judge is right about everything else).
- mikeash 10y agoI would fire a lawyer so hard if they just casually asked the court of a foreign nation to provide responses in English like that. Such arrogance. What better way to turn them against you? You conduct business in the language of the land. If you don't speak it, hire someone who does to translate for you.
- deltaprotocol 10y agoWhatsApp does not conduct business in Brazil.
- mikeash 10y ago"Conduct business" is an extremely general term which would include things like responding to a court regarding a case involving your company.