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> The companies are strong proponents of open internet policies and free speech but are now being asked to be agents for governments that censor its citizens.
by beshrkayali 10y ago
> The companies are strong proponents of open internet policies and free speech but are now being asked to be agents for governments that censor its citizens.
What does requiring foreign companies to store data of a country's own citizens within its borders == censoring citizens?
- mattnewton 10y agoBecause you are asking Russian citizens not talk to those companies. That is the censorship. They were giving the information up freely in exchange to linkedin's services, it is not like LinkedIn was spying and collecting the information themselves.
- beshrkayali 10y agoNo. They're asking foreign companies operating in Russian to store their data within the borders of the country, where the Russian gov has control + sovereignty. When a douchebag agency like NSA/CIA have direct back access (and sometimes provided by the company), it's possible that LinkedIn is involved and is therefor spying on citizens of other countries for the benefit of the US gov.