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You’re very wrong on the security threat. I think people just like to dismiss anything if Trump also said it. Nobody should be using TikTok and we have said thi

• Talanes 6y ago
  One of your sources is literally just a competitor making baseless accusations.
• adrr 6y ago
  China can just buy people's data from any data broker in the US. Oracle sells people's credit card data. Mobile providers sell people's location data. What unique security threat does Tiktok pose that isn't already possible through use of cash and legal channels.
• pphysch 6y ago
  These allegations apply to virtually every social media SaaS. You're fooling yourself if you think this TikTok debacle is anything but an desperate assault on a foreign company by sinophobes and competitors. And Trump's capitulation confirms that!
  • lawnchair_larry 6y ago
    You’re fooling yourself if you think this is somehow racist.
    • pphysch 6y ago
      It varies from person to person. Many people are legitimately miseducated about topics like China, communism, etc. and buy into the absurd "comic book villain" canards because that is all that Western corporate media exposes them to. However, others come from a genuine belief in Western (white Anglo) racial/political supremacy and see the peaceful rise of China as an existential threat to that concept of supremacy and Western civilization. Which is equally absurd.
      • lawnchair_larry 6y ago
        Neither of those. You also have a questionable definition of peaceful. Are you not familiar with the human rights issues that still exist?
• Syntoniclese 6y ago
  I keep seeing posts like this but they don't go into detail. What sort of data could they be getting, and why would they want it? Is the Android sandbox ineffective?
• anaganisk 6y ago
  As if US based companies dont snoop on data at all, dude big G and F has more data about anyone than any other company in the world.