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I don't mind the law, but they shouldn't be collecting data in the first place. No data - no problem.

The problem is that those laws make it mandatory to save the data for 6 months.

We have the same kind of laws in Europe, and I'm pretty sure that the US requires it too.

And not complying with (secret - at least in the US) court orders just isn't an option if you want to keep your business in that country.