[croes]

So if the Iranian government wants data, they should comply?

[lelanthran]

> So if the Iranian government wants data, they should comply?

If they want to do business in a certain nation, they'll have to comply with the laws of that nation.

Are you proposing that companies be above the law? That they should be able to pick and choose which laws apply to them?

[concordDance]

Hmm...

What if they don't do business in that country but simply don't block that country?

[aww_dang]

A better question might be, "Should they have data in this readily accessible format given the potential moral hazards?"

They could opt-out of being forced to comply with or defy authorities.