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Apps track information of all kinds about you and it’s not hard at all to link this data to your real world identity. Even just the search and watch history wo

Apps track information of all kinds about you and it’s not hard at all to link this data to your real world identity. Even just the search and watch history would be a goldmine for any foreign (or domestic) spy program, especially if you consider what was discussed in the Snowden leaks. “The case for harm has not been made” Do you think the American government would say publicly “we know China is exploiting this data because that’s exactly what we do and China is even worse than us.

Uhhrrr 2y ago
This is true for any app, and tracking people who watch stupid videos is not useful for national security. The Snowden leaks were bad because they showed Americans spied on without warrants. This is about users who for better or worse install the app intentionally. I'm glad you agree that the US government has not actually made the case for harm.
- meepmorp 2y ago
  > The Snowden leaks were bad because The Snowden leaks were bad because they exposed a lot of 100% legal, directly part of their charter activity by the NSA, like monitoring the communications of foreign leaders and other non-US persons.
  - Uhhrrr 2y ago
    This is incorrect: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN25T3CJ/ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN25T3CJ/ "n a ruling handed down on Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said the warrantless telephone dragnet that secretly collected millions of Americans' telephone records violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act"
    - meepmorp 2y ago
      This article is unrelated to what I was talking about; you should go back and read both what I said (specifically who I mentioned being targeted for surveillance) and the article you linked (specifically who is mentioned being targeted for surveillance).
      - Uhhrrr 2y ago
        Ah, you are saying they were bad because they let foreign nationals know that the NSA was doing its normal mission. But I don't think that part would surprise anyone.
janalsncm 2y ago
This bill was never about data privacy. If it was, they’d say something about data brokers and idk ban data brokers from selling Americans’ data to the Chinese.

Uhhrrr 2y ago

This is true for any app, and tracking people who watch stupid videos is not useful for national security. The Snowden leaks were bad because they showed Americans spied on without warrants. This is about users who for better or worse install the app intentionally. I'm glad you agree that the US government has not actually made the case for harm.

meepmorp 2y ago
> The Snowden leaks were bad because The Snowden leaks were bad because they exposed a lot of 100% legal, directly part of their charter activity by the NSA, like monitoring the communications of foreign leaders and other non-US persons.
- Uhhrrr 2y ago
  This is incorrect: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN25T3CJ/ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN25T3CJ/ "n a ruling handed down on Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said the warrantless telephone dragnet that secretly collected millions of Americans' telephone records violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act"
  - meepmorp 2y ago
    This article is unrelated to what I was talking about; you should go back and read both what I said (specifically who I mentioned being targeted for surveillance) and the article you linked (specifically who is mentioned being targeted for surveillance).
    - Uhhrrr 2y ago
      Ah, you are saying they were bad because they let foreign nationals know that the NSA was doing its normal mission. But I don't think that part would surprise anyone.

janalsncm 2y ago

This bill was never about data privacy. If it was, they’d say something about data brokers and idk ban data brokers from selling Americans’ data to the Chinese.