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This comment doesn't seem to understand what the parent was saying or engage with their argument at all? 1. No it's not fine that American companies are threat

This comment doesn't seem to understand what the parent was saying or engage with their argument at all? 1. No it's not fine that American companies are threats to privacy and so on, and it should be dealt with. 2. However TikTok is a special case in that in addition to the above, it presents a national security risk (to the Americans), so it's reasonable to treat it differently and with more urgency.

rightbyte 4y ago
> it presents a national security risk (to the Americans) In what way. Surely there is a shutdown button to press if TikTok go rouge. Dissidents should rather use the social networks the gov. or establishment wants to ban than the one they control (e.g. FB).
- Cederfjard 4y ago
  > In what way. There's some discussion about this in the article. > Surely there is a shutdown button to press if TikTok go rouge. I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "going rogue". The idea is that the company is already closely connected to the Chinese government. Are you saying the Americans should wait until they have undeniable proof that the data is being used for the political purposes of the CCP? Would they even be able to find that out (and if they did, would they be able to tell the world how?)? > Dissidents should rather use the social networks the gov. or establishment wants to ban than the one they control (e.g. FB). That makes some sense, sure, but we're not talking about security from the perspective of dissidents, we're talking about national security from the viewpoint of the government and the mainstream population, which is the one you'd expect the FCC to act according to.
- iosjunkie 4y ago
  I would assume the fear is the PRC is gaining troves of data on individuals interests including politically divisive issues. This insight could lead to undue influence on the American population during elections or times of war.
- macintux 4y ago
  A shutdown button to remove the reams of data already gathered?

rightbyte 4y ago

> it presents a national security risk (to the Americans) In what way. Surely there is a shutdown button to press if TikTok go rouge. Dissidents should rather use the social networks the gov. or establishment wants to ban than the one they control (e.g. FB).

Cederfjard 4y ago
> In what way. There's some discussion about this in the article. > Surely there is a shutdown button to press if TikTok go rouge. I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "going rogue". The idea is that the company is already closely connected to the Chinese government. Are you saying the Americans should wait until they have undeniable proof that the data is being used for the political purposes of the CCP? Would they even be able to find that out (and if they did, would they be able to tell the world how?)? > Dissidents should rather use the social networks the gov. or establishment wants to ban than the one they control (e.g. FB). That makes some sense, sure, but we're not talking about security from the perspective of dissidents, we're talking about national security from the viewpoint of the government and the mainstream population, which is the one you'd expect the FCC to act according to.
iosjunkie 4y ago
I would assume the fear is the PRC is gaining troves of data on individuals interests including politically divisive issues. This insight could lead to undue influence on the American population during elections or times of war.
macintux 4y ago
A shutdown button to remove the reams of data already gathered?