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[–] HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

But not for a foreign government (from their perspective).

[–] DNOS@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 months ago

Yeah good old american spyware

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

Why not? Half of them will sell to the highest bidder

[–] linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

even IF it was true why would u give a shit about a foreign government having ur data, then assholes that are gonna swat u or kidnap u into an unlabeled van arent gonna be foreign they dont fucking care its gonna be ur government doing that shit.

[–] HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The US government doesn't want an adversary government to have the data of its citizens (because of varios reasons, including mass manipulation for example). They would of course have no issue with having that data themselves though (also because then they would be more in control over how the data is handled).

[–] linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Whats being questioned isnt why the us gov and the corpos that own it would want to ban tiktok that much is self evident, the question is why any one would give a fuck let alone bother to celebrate it.