Re:Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok's US opera...
by thinkloop on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:15AM
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Why do countries, including China, mandate companies use their servers in various cases?
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Re:Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok's US opera...
by dijit on Saturday August 01, 2020 @06:36AM
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"Their servers" implies that it's something they own.
In fact it's more about ensuring that data is living inside their legislative boundaries.
The servers are not owned by China/EU/US states; they're still owned by the companies that operate them, just the data isn't exfiltrated to be outside the reach of the police.