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That was never the issue, if it was, the US would simply force certain privacy legislation upon companies, like the EU did. It's about the global monopoly on t
by Synaesthesia 2y ago
That was never the issue, if it was, the US would simply force certain privacy legislation upon companies, like the EU did.
It's about the global monopoly on tech products that the US has, which is obviously threatened by Chinese competitors. You saw the exact same thing with Huawei.
- alkonaut 2y agoEven if you think this is about protectionism rather than state sponsored espionage (I don't think many would agree with you) your comment makes little sense. Because if you wanted to enforce that kind of protectionism you would still do it under the guise of privacy or security. Meaning you would simply impose such laws that would make it impossible for TikTok to operate, while at the same time being good for privacy.
- Synaesthesia 2y ago>Because if you wanted to enforce that kind of protectionism you would still do it under the guise of privacy or security. Meaning you would simply impose such laws that would make it impossible for TikTok to operate, while at the same time being good for privacy. Well that's exactly what happened. Except it's just a pretense that it's about security or privacy, which is a very easy thing to do.
- alkonaut 2y agoSo Ericsson was banned together with Huawei I take it, and some non-Chinese apps are being investigated similar to TikTok? No. This whole ”it’s just protectionism” doesn’t hold water for one second. Huawei has been banned in other places as well, and no other companies in the telecom were simultaneously banned. It’s just not good policy to build critical infrastructure using hardware from a Chinese company.