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noname2200 on 01 December 2009
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bluthunder said:
Khuutra said:
bluthunder, SIRAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo.... though I admit that I have no idea about whether or not that affects what you said

Yes, I'm aware of that, but ownership doesn't affect my point.

There are lots of examples where subsidiaries are forbidden from passing certain information on to their parent companies be it for contractual, legal, or regulatory reasons.

One of the most extreme examples of this is with BAE Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems plc.

As per its Special Security Arrangement, BAE Systems Inc. operates as a semi-autonomous business unit within BAE Systems controlled at a local level by American management. In May 2006 the CEO of BAE Systems described the "firewalled" status of BAE Systems Inc: " The British members of the corporate leadership, me included, get to see the financial results; but many areas of technology, product and programme are not visible to us.... The SSA effectively allows us to operate in the US as an American company, providing the highest levels of assurance and integrity in some of the most sensitive fields of national security provision."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Inc.

 

I think there's been a misunderstanding. Khuutra's not saying that Nintendo can get full access to other Siras members' info, only its own.