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Well, my bank complies with local corruption and money laundering protections as mandated by law. I have to spend time getting an interview every few years to get a risk score. They and most of the other banks just send US citizens to their competitors instead of spending money to comply with US regulations too. It seems that there are not enough US customers around here.


>Well, my bank complies with local corruption and money laundering protections as mandated by law

My Google complies with local data protections and regulations as mandated by law.

>It seems that there are not enough US customers around here.

So you're telling me it's okay not to comply with a regulation because the market doesn't justify it and not because you're cartoonishly evil? Interesting. I wonder if we could apply that principle to other circumstances.


Not complying with regulations of other countries you don't operate in is normal, or am I wrong?


It’s not just US citizens, but anyone who holds a green card or H1 visa. Even a Swiss can be blocked from getting a Swiss bank account.




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