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by rollschild
2141 days ago
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Let's face it: it has nothing to do with "treat people the way they treat you." It's just Trump trying to win/secure the votes from his loyal supporters. Does TikTok grab user data and analyze them for ads, recommendations, etc? Sure, so do Instagram. But does TikTok send those data back to Chinese government so that it would potentially threaten U.S. national security? We need proof, but so far none. Here's an article of French hacker Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y) analyzing TikTok code: https://medium.com/@fs0c131y/tiktok-logs-logs-logs-e93e81626... So IMHO the two real reasons Trumps banned TikTok and WeChat are:
1. His supporters are mad that everything is made in China. It violates some basic economics principles but that's fine.
2. What happened to that Oklahoma rally, Trump really took it personal. This ban put hundreds of thousands of Chinese people (including those who are already U.S. citizens or green card holders) in the U.S. to a difficult position. They don't have other ways to communicate with there friends/families in China other than WeChat. But I guess, those people (including myself), are the least important factors Trump worries about, if he even cares at all. |
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How about the No place to hide laws that mandate this? Proof enough for you?