FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be removed from app stores

Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by srcreigh on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:46AM (#32151342)

Of course they don't get applied across the board. As much as TikTok is a US national security risk, Google/Meta massively gathering data about citizens of other countries is a US national security asset.

The problem with privacy law is that some foreign powers won't abide by the laws. It's not unlike violence- a country can try to make a global law saying "Nobody is allowed to have a military", but if they actually get rid of their military, they will just get taken over by a different country which does have a military.

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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by thematrixturtle on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:49AM (#32151395)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_without_arme... has 21 entries, including Iceland, Panama and Costa Rica.

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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by DrScientist on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:51AM (#32151423)

> Google/Meta massively gathering data about citizens of other countries is a national security asset.

Depends which nation you are in right?

The world isn't split into two: US or China.

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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by srcreigh on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:59AM (#32151535)

Updated my comment. I'm Canadian. I'm sure in some ways US national security assets benefit certain other countries too, but I'm not sure specifically what that might be.

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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by simonsarris on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:54AM (#32151465)

National security generally depends on which nation you are in or allied with, yes.

I wonder if, for instance, Google an Meta are banned in China.

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