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> He's saying a Chinese company shouldn't be playing the same game that American companies do. In America, yes (just like Facebook is banned in China). Will yo
by car_analogy 4y ago
> He's saying a Chinese company shouldn't be playing the same game that American companies do.
In America, yes (just like Facebook is banned in China). Will you next complain that Carr is okay with American troops marching in Washington, but doesn't like it if Chinese troops do the same?
While Facebook and surveillance in general are anything but a boon for common Americans, it's understandable that those pulling the strings would get worried when a foreign country moves in on their turf.
- malcolmgreaves 4y ago> it's understandable that those pulling the strings would get worried when a foreign country moves in on their turf So you and I are in an agreement then! His motivation is only that the collection is done by a Chinese company. Not that data collection is bad, but rather that he wants the US government to have the authority to access the data via a National Security Letter or through the opaque, secretive FISA court system. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intellig...
- car_analogy 4y ago> So you and I are in an agreement then! Perhaps not fully. I meant my analogy with troops - though it is not to American's benefit, they should be even more worried when a foreign power is spying on them.