After Snowden, talking about how citizens' or companies' data is protected from the US government is just not realistic. > that level of control over its popul

After Snowden, talking about how citizens' or companies' data is protected from the US government is just not realistic. > that level of control over its population The difference between the US and China is not that data is protected from the government in one. If the US government wants your data, it will get it. The difference is in issues like censorship and habeas corpus. > whataboutisms When someone starts going on about how Chinese companies can be compelled to give data to the government, as if this is something particular to China, the fact that the US government can just as easily compel companies to hand over data is absolutely relevant.