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The US government might not agree that they are two separate entities (they're not), and could take action based on that position (e.g. shut down the US company
by albertgoeswoof 9y ago
The US government might not agree that they are two separate entities (they're not), and could take action based on that position (e.g. shut down the US company, ask the German government to compel the German company to comply with their laws etc.)
- germanier 9y agoMicrosoft has contracted their German Azure region to Deutsche Telekom (which is clearly a separate company) and claims to not be able to access the data. An arrangement similar to this (where basically the brand and technology is used by an actually independent company) could be possible.
- pulse7 9y agoUnless the US government slightly extends the law to include also the brands...