Re:China Blocks WhatsApp
by plexicle on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:21PM
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No one is forcing them to use Google or Facebook. I sure as hell wouldn't want the US blocking Baidu or whatever. Let me decide.
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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp
by bamboozled on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @02:30AM
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I don't get your argument really, nor am I trying to say I support what the Chinese government are doing.
Given what we now know about how these companies operate track and consolidate information about users and collaborate with the US Government [1] why would a rival super power trust these companies to operate within their borders?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_%28surveillance_program%...