Motel 6 to Pay $12M after Improperly Giving Guest Lists to ICE
This is... strange.<p>When the federal government comes asking for your help, I think it's pretty normal for people to provide that help.<p>In a just world, if the government asks for something inappropriately, then the party at fault is the government.  (In other words, Washington should sue ICE, not Motel 6.)<p>If we want companies to require a subpoena to share information with the federal government (and personally <i>I do want that</i>) then we should set that standard in law.  And we should enforce it fairly, not based on the hot political topic of the day.  (How much information does the CIA and FBI vacuum up from Washington telcos in a day in violation of this law, and why isn't anyone held to task?  Maybe because they have better lawyers than Motel 6.)<p>Helping the federal government do its job and then getting sued by the state seems like mom getting mad at you for doing what dad asked you to.