[eftpotrm]

And what about those online poker companies that are not based in the USA? Why should they comply with USA law?

If Klout are collecting and storing data on UK individuals, they are subject to UK data protecction law. The ease of enforcing that if they don't have a UK operation is another matter, but they are still interacting with UK users in a way which triggers UK rights under UK laws, with which UK courts could require them to comply.

[ticks]

I guess they could start blocking the service like they do with unlawful P2P and Usenet related websites. Not sure if they would though.

[icebraining]

And what about those online poker companies that are not based in the USA? Why should they comply with USA law?

I don't know. When were they forced to?

[barrkel]

About when the US started arresting executives passing through US airports.

[iand]

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