• Most companies won't bother trying to avoid laws like this right now, but at some point in the future, the cost of moving an application to another country might be tiny. We constantly build better tools for distributed development, deployment, and management, and whether it's a cloud infrastructure, or just a rented VM, we may find that it becomes worthwhile in some cases to move data, not just for cost reasons, but potentially to reduce the costs of compliance with local laws.

    I don't think a US corporation can avoid SOX or HIPAA regulations simply by locating their applications and/or data offshore.

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho