Data privacy is a component of it, but there would still be a security threat even if a privacy law existed. Social media is the real security threat. It's nev

Data privacy is a component of it, but there would still be a security threat even if a privacy law existed. Social media is the real security threat. It's never been cheaper and more accessible to spread disinformation and propaganda, and influence public opinion in any country in the world. Instead of investing in traditional military and physical warfare, governments and companies can invest in troll farms, social media influencers and advertising to spread their agenda. This is a long process, but eventually it causes internal sociopolitical conflicts, weakens the enemy, corrupts their democratic processes, all the while leaving them in a state of confusion as to how they got there, and without leaving a trace that could point to who or what was responsible for it. I.e. information warfare. The US is not the only victim in this war, and they are also a perpetrator. There's also no way to realistically stop this, unless these platforms are segmented, and each country runs and controls their own, blocking external access. This will likely happen in the next few years, as the internet itself becomes more fragmented.