Second lie: the cited law says nothing about individuals being liable. It says, that if you sell or provide services in belarus then your hardware should be located there.
The problem is, of course, that everything is a service. webmail? service. wikipedia? service! or not? interpretation.
And also that cloud hosting is pervasive yet becomes useless.
It's stupid but still you should not lie.
edit: don't downvote guard-of-terra, according to goshakkk's comment [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3416018] the english note is incomplete and guard-of-terra is correct that this affects "networks, systems, or [hardware] resources"
> Second lie: the cited law says nothing about individuals being liable. It says, that if you sell or provide services in belarus then your hardware should be located there.
Can you read the law in the text? The english note only talks about domains:
> only domestic Internet domains for [...]
Furthermore, this is only a constraint for belarusians providing services in/to belarus:
> The Law requires that all companies and individuals who are registered as entrepreneurs in Belarus
> The problem is, of course, that everything is a service. webmail? service. wikipedia? service!
Essentially all internet communication yes, there's a (non-exhaustive, I assume) list:
> for providing online services, conducting sales, or exchanging email messages.
> And also that cloud hosting is pervasive yet becomes useless.
Yes it looks like there's a blanket ban on using services external to belarus if there's a business transaction involved:
> It appears that business requests from Belarus cannot be served over the Internet if the service provider is using online services located outside of the country.
although it's not clear whether the offense would be put on the user or on the service provider. The final paragraph hints it would be the latter.
Administrative penalty of a fine (ranging from 5 to 15 basic units) may be imposed on officials of the centers for collective use of the web services (computer clubs, Internet cafes, home networking,
As already stated, this means commercial home networks. They deliver connectivity via Ethernet, colllect fees and are subject to regulations. It doesn't mean your house LAN unless you provide paid service to unrelated people.
The problem is, of course, that everything is a service. webmail? service. wikipedia? service! or not? interpretation.
And also that cloud hosting is pervasive yet becomes useless. It's stupid but still you should not lie.