Re: [liberationtech] Is it legal to deny access to users based on their residence?

2014-02-13 Thread Tom Ritter
IANAL, but I think it's perfectly legal. "But if a customer walks in, could they ask for his/her address, and reject him/her if he/she doesn't have a local address?" - I just got back from Australia and not only is this legal, it's common. The bowls clubs refuse entry to someone if they're within

[liberationtech] Is it legal to deny access to users based on their residence?

2014-02-13 Thread Martin Johnson
Background: Apple deleted several apps (OpenDoor, FreeWeibo etc) from the China App Store last year, claiming that they broke Chinese laws. The censorship is not based on the actual location of the user, but on the address which the user used to register the account. Question: Let's say that a US