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Can someone explain to me how it's worse for a foreign government to have your information than your own government having that same information? Your own government is far more likely to actually be able to do something about you.
Yup, much better to let a foreign evil government have your data than the local evil government that actually has control where you live.
Foreign governments are supposed to buy information from American social media companies. Tik Tok cut out the middleman so they're getting banned.
It probably won't make a difference for you, but if you worked in a government facility and they're spying on you, obtaining credentials, obtaining information on infrastructure in the energy sector, government facilities, etc., getting network credentials, getting floorplans, getting times where a changing of the guard occurs, etc. - any foreign entity can use that info to tear a country down from the inside and kick off a full scale war.
Local government isn't going to self-saborage with that information. Yeah, spying on the citizens is awful and we should avoid any apps/devices that do that too, but that's not as bad as war unless it gets so bad that it gets to a point of civil war which seems unlikely.
inb4 tankies claim "conspiracy":
China hacked US Telecom Infrastructure
China hacking US Treasury
Two recent events I was able to dig up fairly quickly. Wouldn't be surprised if there's more. Apparently they tapped Trump's phone too, but not sure how credible the article/source is.
That's true but it doesn't apply to the vast majority of people. People who work in the government should be more aware of these things and I believe the tiktok ban started as only on government devices which is a lot more reasonable than a blanket ban.
Not a foreign gov. China.
This is analogous to the diff between Ireland having nukes and Russia having nukes.
Okay, what is China going to do about me calling their president winnie the pooh or bringing up tiananmen square or whatever?
Nothing right now
Or ever, unless you go there.
..and completely avoid any and all Chinese products. Good thing their global influence isn't increasing constantly.
Please outline how your personal political opinions about china are going to affect the fact that you have a Chinese toaster. I'll wait.
So can you answer the question now that we know it's China? Why is it worse that China has user info over the US?