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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by panpanna on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @05:26AM (#24118632)
Yeah, buy according to US law American companies must comply with government requests even if the data is stored abroad.

So basically, why should anyone trust a US company if US thinks tiktok giving data to their government is a problem?

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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by gruez on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @11:45AM (#24121598)
They don't, hence why EU has data residency requirements, and American companies set up firewalled entities to comply (eg. Azure Germany).
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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by macintux on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @10:46AM (#24120797)
American companies have a legal system to protect them against unlawful requests. That rule of law is under attack, but exists, which does not seem to be the case for China.
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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by throw44532 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @11:11AM (#24121116)
Don’t National Security Letters and a Secret Courts bypass that?
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