[MarcusE1W]

There was an interview with a high ranking Microsoft lawyer the other week where the lawyer conceded that even if the company would be a European subsidiary and the employees would be European then Microsoft still would have to obey the new US laws. Of course the employees would be bound by European law, let’s see how that pans out.

[hshdhdhj4444]

America is not even pretending to be a lawful nation anymore, so even if the executive had truthfully said the opposite it would be irrelevant.

The real question is where the CEO lives and whether their family and kids are susceptible to being kidnapped by the US govt.

[mothballed]

The US uses extradition in countries with treaties and rendition most everywhere else. If you're a US citizen you might be safe in Russia or backwoods Africa,Myanmar etc but most anywhere else you're fucked.

[ericmay]

> Microsoft still would have to obey the new US laws

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone given that it is an American company. Being a multinational corporation like Microsoft or Mercedes Benz means you have to navigate rather complex legal situations, follow not just your home country's laws, but also the laws of the countries that you are operating in.

[Insanity]

Interesting, do you have a link to that? I can probably google for it but I'm being lazy. :D

[em-bee]

i didn't check if the interview is linked but this thread and article talk about the topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45061153