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Still not really buying the physical control of data argument. If you need to force a company like MC to comply, you can always solve that problem at the point
by kspacewalk2 5y ago
Still not really buying the physical control of data argument. If you need to force a company like MC to comply, you can always solve that problem at the point of sale, or (like they're doing right now) stop banks, which are firmly under your jurisdiction, from issuing cards. A company will hand over data rather than be banned from operating in the country, just the same.
The amount of leverage you have with data being abroad is approximately the same - you can decree that your financial institutions or businesses are committing a crime when transacting with said company, and that is all.
- r9 5y agoAs far as I can tell, there's a fair bit of difference between "decreed a crime" and "we've backed up a truck to the DC, and physically seized your data, do as we say if want it back"
- kspacewalk2 5y agoWhat is the long- or medium-term difference, to a company like Mastercard? They want to earn profits in India, they have to comply with the Indian government's demands. Case closed.