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Re:TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U... by vkou on Saturday August 01, 2020 @11:00PM (#24025974)
That's a problem for people with security clearance. For the other 99% of Americans, how is it a national security issue?
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Re:TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U... by manquer on Sunday August 02, 2020 @12:05PM (#24029485)
Compromising the people with nuclear codes is a security problem for the rest of us.

I am just saying such apps having Chinese ownership being considered national security has a precedent

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