[paradoja]

This seems to ignore the Snowden revelations. I don't think most of the world trusts US companies qualitatively more than they trust Chinese companies for these kinds of apps.

Also, the discussion was about national security and you are giving different arguments here. How is this related to national security?

[nouveaux]

Is this really true? You do not think China's actions in Hong Kong has put more doubts into China's policy on human rights compared to United States?

If you tell me you believe they are equal, I'll take your word for it. While the United States has plenty of flaws, I think they are still far more trusted when it comes to human rights.