alt Hacker NewsThe steel man is that American requests must be lawful, are done transparently through the courts, are appealable, and don’t come through secret agencies.
The titanium gold alloy man is that the Chinese laws are inarguably stricter and more authoritarian than the US laws, regardless of the actual implementation of either.
> American requests ... are done transparently through the courts, are appealable, and don’t come through secret agencies
This reads like someone who has paid absolutely no attention to American law for 25 years.