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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by unethical_ban on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:07AM (#32150900)
Meta is bad, Tiktok is worse.

It is folly to think that "Install Chinese government spyware on a phone" is the same level of effort as "Force the Chinese government to work on advanced persistent threats and install massive exfiltration malware on some of the most secure networks on the planet".

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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by throw10920 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @01:18PM (#32154931)
Well said. Between "voluntarily install garden-variety malware on your devices" and "force the CCP to spend massive amounts of time and money on exploits that they could otherwise use against their more important targets", I'll take the latter.
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