Did you read the article? It obviously focuses on China, since that's the subject, but it ends with a non sequitur dig at the US for exactly what you're talking

Did you read the article? It obviously focuses on China, since that's the subject, but it ends with a non sequitur dig at the US for exactly what you're talking about: "Then again, when it comes to poor privacy protection, the United States seems to be doing its best to take on China."