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If another nation state knows so much about American citizens, and can use that to manipulate, blackmail or persuade them, if that nation state has indicated ho
by whiddershins 6y ago
If another nation state knows so much about American citizens, and can use that to manipulate, blackmail or
persuade them, if that nation state has indicated hostility towards us ...
- kodablah 6y agoLegislation can be drafted to make such data proliferation illegal. That's not what's happening here. This is an end-run around legislature, which executive orders often are, and should be condemned as such. You have to separate the intent/justification (or what you perceive as the desired intent/justification) from the action. "Where were you when your country first started banning software?"
- x86_64Ubuntu 6y agoHow many times before have you heard of an app being banned as a preventative measure against blackmail? The grasping at straws to have the ban not reflect poorly on the US and conservatism is getting out of hand.
- jimktrains2 6y agoHow is this not a concern with the private entities that already collect this kind of information, and how is this any different than those entities sharing all that with the federal government?