Re:TikTok, Trump, and the Future of Open Source Surveillance
by bassman9000 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @03:01PM
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That's a pretty big brush. Explain what is undemocratic on defending the US from a CCP dragnet.
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Re:TikTok, Trump, and the Future of Open Source Surveillance
by take_a_breath on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @03:57PM
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It’s more about the pliable reasoning than the actual action. That said, in this case, it is the government actively manipulating the “free market” through regulations.
Re:TikTok, Trump, and the Future of Open Source Surveillance
by bassman9000 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @08:14PM
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The RNC and DNC warn against it
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/dnc-warning-tiktok/i...
The House voted a 336-71 to bar usage on government-issued devices
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/20/house-tiktok-federa...
Seems to me there's strong, bipartisan backing.
Re:TikTok, Trump, and the Future of Open Source Surveillance
by take_a_breath on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:08PM
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Is warning about using a product or blocking government officials from using it the same as the President unilaterally forcing them to be sold?