Why we are suing the Administration

Re:Why we are suing the Administration by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:37AM (#24341112)

> the banning of an app in the interest of "national security" is largely unprecedented

Given “apps” have been around in a significant way since only 2008 [1], this is equivalent to saying Obama didn’t ban any apps in the name of national security.

Banning foreign companies in the name of national security is well precedented and Congressionally authorised.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(iOS)

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Re:Why we are suing the Administration by kodablah on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:50AM (#24341207)

Replace "apps" with "software" or "text/video content" or whatever you want to make it clearer the concerns here. We shouldn't cheer the banning of any of this kind of software. We should denounce the excuse of national security concerns lest the next software or content ban you might regret the executive precedent given.

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