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Beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississippi IPs

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295 points AndrewDucker | 2 comments | 27 Aug 25 20:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.459s | source
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WUMBOWUMBO ◴[27 Aug 25 20:26 UTC] No.45044734[source]▶
Clueless human, but what stops a company from ignoring these laws from certain states? How is this enforceable if a company doesn't have any infrastructure within that state?
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VWWHFSfQ ◴[27 Aug 25 20:50 UTC] No.45045074[source]▶
> How is this enforceable if a company doesn't have any infrastructure within that state?

It's a good question. Maybe something with interstate commerce laws?

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petcat ◴[27 Aug 25 20:56 UTC] No.45045151[source]▶
There used to be the "Oregon sales tax loophole" where residents of neighboring states (Washington, California, Idaho) would make large purchases (car) just over the border in Oregon where there was no sales tax.

That loophole got closed once inter-state data sharing became possible and Oregon merchants were required to start collecting those out-of-state taxes at the point of sale.

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1. majormajor ◴[28 Aug 25 04:35 UTC] No.45048413[source]▶
How would that have ever worked for a car in OR as a CA resident? You don't need inter-state data sharing when you have to register the newly-purchased car with the CA DMV and fill out the form saying you bought it inside or outside of CA. If you said "inside" when you didn't CA could likely catch that discrepancy against purely in-state dealer/tax records; if you said "outside" then they're gonna make you pay the tax difference.

Now, buying a fancy computer or something... but a car?

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2. toast0 ◴[28 Aug 25 05:57 UTC] No.45048910[source]▶
> How would that have ever worked for a car in OR as a CA resident? You don't need inter-state data sharing when you have to register the newly-purchased car with the CA DMV and fill out the form saying you bought it inside or outside of CA.

I haven't seen it as much in WA, but I used to see a lot of Oregon plates on new vehicles in Northern California where I had reason to believe the driver was a resident of CA. I do know someone who was pulled over for driving like a Californian while having out of state plates, so there's some enforcement that way anyhow. (Changed several lanes from the fast lane to the exiting lane in a continuous motion)