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> I am pretty sure China and Russia have similar laws.

Transferring the private data of EU citizens to China or Russia would also be a major crime.

> The big difference is in the institutions and norms.

In theory yes; however the US has a strong norm of following the letter of the law, so what the letter of the US law says is important.



" the US has a strong norm of following the letter of the law" The US Government doesnt


Yes they do - why else would they write so many careful loopholes into their laws?


Then they just ignore the law altogether. Like FBI making almost 300k illegal searches. Because they can. https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2023/05/21/f...

There will be no consequences whatsoever to anyone involved. The laws are for you to obey and for them to prosecute you, not the other way around.




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