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All the same data that TikTok allegedly "steals' is being collected by American companies and sold to anyone willing to pay for it --- including law enforcement
by jqpabc123 3y ago
All the same data that TikTok allegedly "steals' is being collected by American companies and sold to anyone willing to pay for it --- including law enforcement and governmental organizations both domestic and foreign.
If Montana really cares about consumers, they should focus on privacy subversion in general instead of banning only one company.
- bitshiftfaced 3y agoI thought it was more about foreign, algorithmic influence from a state actor than about data privacy.
- jqpabc123 3y agoAccording to the article, their case for a ban was largely built around protecting consumer data.
- yeetawayhn 3y agoPlausible, since TikTok doesn't operate in China. They do have a local version that is vastly different from what they feed foreign countries. https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/tiktok-ceo-congressional-hearing-shou-chew-03-23-23/h_a79e19bd62960a1d50b3a8b11ac2a631 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/tiktok-ceo-congressio...