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"Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) shall propose for notice and comment regulations that require United States Ia
by rendx 6y ago
"Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) shall propose for notice and comment regulations that require United States IaaS providers to verify the identity of a foreign person that obtains an Account. These regulations shall, at a minimum: (a) set forth the minimum standards that United States IaaS providers must adopt to verify the identity of a foreign person in connection with the opening of an Account or the maintenance of an existing Account, including: [...] (A) the identity of such foreign person and the person’s information, including name, national identification number, and address.
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(j) The term “United States Infrastructure as a Service Provider” means any United States Person that offers any Infrastructure as a Service Product."
- hexadec 6y agoSure but Amazon (and all others) are not really US persons under the covers. "In the United States, Amazon has been accused of transferring U.S. funds to the same shell company in Luxembourg, to avoid paying $234 million in U.S. taxes for 2005 and 2006. " -https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2017/10/04/europe-cracks-down-on-amazons-offshore-tax-arrangement/?sh=6115f77f642c https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2017/10/04/europe-cr...
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- sneak 6y ago"Under the covers" as you put it refers to where the revenue is ultimately going. Amazon's datacenters in the US absolutely are owned and operated by US-incorporated corporations to which this order applies.