Here [1] is the 'TikTok bill.' It's actually called the RESTRICT act and does not mention TikTok once. It's core driver is an extremely broad coming down essent

Here [1] is the 'TikTok bill.' It's actually called the RESTRICT act and does not mention TikTok once. It's core driver is an extremely broad coming down essentially to: "enforcing any mitigation measure to address any risk arising from any covered transaction by any person." A "covered transaction" includes anything any "foreign adversary" might have any form of "interest" in, as well as: "The term covered transaction [also] includes any other transaction, the structure of which is designed or intended to evade or circumvent the application of this Act". The phrasing "designed OR intended" emphasizes that something that CAN be used to circumvent this bill is no different than something that is INTENDED to circumvent the bill. That single line opens up a way for the government to conceivably ban VPNs, Tor, and perhaps even encryption itself. And penalties for violation include million dollar fines and 20 years in prison. And what would be the most predictable mitigation measure to dynamically and actively respond to any sort of new "threat", on a national and digital level? I realize it sounds hyperbolic, but in my opinion this bill's intent is to establish the foundation upon which the 'Great Firewall of America' can be built. It even includes protections against people trying to bypass it. [1] - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686...