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"Black Cube obtains legal advice in every jurisdiction in which we operate in order to ensure that all our agents' activities are fully compliant with local law

by 14 5y ago

"Black Cube obtains legal advice in every jurisdiction in which we operate in order to ensure that all our agents' activities are fully compliant with local laws," it said. In other words they looked for every loophole or underhanded way they could get the information while staying just on the side If legality.

pc86 5y ago
Explain to me the difference between "finding a loophole" and "following the law."
- colonelanguz 5y ago
  Your like ironic actual point is well taken but I just wanted to note that even without the irony this is actually a very cool thought provoking question and I couldn't answer it at first.
  - 55555 5y ago
    One hint is that some jurisdictions, including France, have a law that says that merely breaking the spirit of the law is also illegal. Other countries, especially dictatorships, are less textbook about legal interpretation. In other words, if you wanna play with loopholes, do it in the US and similar countries.
    - colonelanguz 5y ago
      That is wild. What is an example?
- 14 5y ago
  The difference is the spirit of the law but you are correct in that it is technically following the law. But breaking the spirit of the law garners you no public sympathy. So though we see possibly Black Cube didn’t break any laws and therefor are not liable, no body gives a shit that they were kicked off of Facebook.
- GhettoComputers 5y ago
  One is unregulated, the other is sanctioned. Uber found a loophole for bypassing taxi medallion requirements, and following the law is doing it by the book, renting/buying a medallion to ferry people with a vehicle. Loopholes are common in the US, the spirt is: if nobody says it’s illegal, it’s not illegal (yet). It’s not uncommon for “loophole bypassers” to oppress others who could take advantage, after they themselves have already profited to prevent competition in the form of laws and regulations. This isn’t just a US phenomenon, it’s commonly used like the Indian Jati Varna system, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and classifying people by birth (he was a commoner), and seen now in the US so that only wealthy corporations can afford licensing, standards they set, and other costly additives that government is only happy to tax.

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pc86 5y ago

Explain to me the difference between "finding a loophole" and "following the law."

colonelanguz 5y ago
Your like ironic actual point is well taken but I just wanted to note that even without the irony this is actually a very cool thought provoking question and I couldn't answer it at first.
- 55555 5y ago
  One hint is that some jurisdictions, including France, have a law that says that merely breaking the spirit of the law is also illegal. Other countries, especially dictatorships, are less textbook about legal interpretation. In other words, if you wanna play with loopholes, do it in the US and similar countries.
  - colonelanguz 5y ago
    That is wild. What is an example?
14 5y ago
The difference is the spirit of the law but you are correct in that it is technically following the law. But breaking the spirit of the law garners you no public sympathy. So though we see possibly Black Cube didn’t break any laws and therefor are not liable, no body gives a shit that they were kicked off of Facebook.
GhettoComputers 5y ago
One is unregulated, the other is sanctioned. Uber found a loophole for bypassing taxi medallion requirements, and following the law is doing it by the book, renting/buying a medallion to ferry people with a vehicle. Loopholes are common in the US, the spirt is: if nobody says it’s illegal, it’s not illegal (yet). It’s not uncommon for “loophole bypassers” to oppress others who could take advantage, after they themselves have already profited to prevent competition in the form of laws and regulations. This isn’t just a US phenomenon, it’s commonly used like the Indian Jati Varna system, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and classifying people by birth (he was a commoner), and seen now in the US so that only wealthy corporations can afford licensing, standards they set, and other costly additives that government is only happy to tax.