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Doubts On Yahoo's Human Rights Code of Conduct
Ian Lamont writes "The US Senate has been pushing American technology companies to work with rights groups to develop a human rights code of conduct, which would help to guide their overseas activities. Yahoo now claims that it has established the 'core components' of a global code of conduct, and a more complete version will be ready this fall. However, the Industry Standard notes that there's a fundamental flaw with such efforts: US law is not world law. Following the local laws is a requirement of doing business in any country, and conflicts between corporate ethics and the law of the land in which these corporations do business are inevitable. The US Senate's push for such a code was prompted by a number of incidents, including Yahoo's complicity in the arrest of Chinese dissidents and a Chinese journalist."
Here's your real test America!
Will you uphold your ideals if it means losing money? What do you REALLY value?
Actions speak louder than words.
No it isn't, but the bill of rights certainly hasn't helped any 'illegal combatants'.
You are a couple of years behind on the news, eh?
the US throwing stones in it's own glasshouse
Yes, the US has a "national" firewall, puts people in prison for any dissent and is all about being a communist country. :rolleyes: