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Japan Says No To PlayStation Network Restart

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-in-my-house dept.

tekgoblin writes "Although Sony may be restoring services on the PlayStation Network around the world, one country has said 'No.' Japan has not yet given Sony approval to start up their online services, making the company wait until they have proven that they have taken the necessary measures to secure their network against another incident."

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  1. Bravo Japan! by cpu6502 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A government that actually does its job (protect the citizens' rights). Good for them.

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  2. Kudos to Japan by Hultis · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is a very nice move by Japan - rather than bending their laws to maximize corporate profit, a disturbing trend, they do the absolute opposite and force Sony to take measures that protect customers (which will cost Sony quite a bit). Customers win, Sony loses. Excellent, they really deserved it!

  3. Bedfellows by Krazy+Kanuck · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It says a lot when the country a company is headquartered in tells them their stuff stinks.

    +1 Japan for asking what everyone else lacked the sense to question.

  4. Re:/. Hypocrisy? by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Perhaps because the Japanese government is pressuring Sony to do more to protect user data, whereas the US government is pushing for companies to make it easier to access that data.

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