[AlecSchueler]

> The impact the Chinese government can have on an individual American is minor

I agree with this completely but I think we all need to avoid the idea that the danger of mass surveillance plays out at the personal level.

The Chinese government can do basically nothing with your individual personal data but if they have the personal data of tens millions of individuals then it suddenly becomes way easier to do things like influencing elections.

[xnx]

I am no more/less concerned about China influencing elections than Fox News.

[AlecSchueler]

I was responding to the assertion that you should worry less about China.