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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by sniperjzp on Monday September 19, 2022 @05:13PM (#32904062)
Not trying to defend TikTok, FB/Google/Twitter are not sharing data with CCP, but they are sharing data with CIA owned by Uncle Sam.
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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by metadat on Monday September 19, 2022 @05:24PM (#32904212)
As a general rule, the sharing occurs only as compelled by lawful court order. Goog/FB don't really have a choice in complying if they want to continue to exist and do business in the USA.
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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by lmm on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:52PM (#32905258)
> As a general rule, the sharing occurs only as compelled by lawful court order.

"Lawful", sure, in the sense that the secret FISA court approved it, and while that's blatantly unconstitutional the supreme court decided that no-one has standing to bring that case unless they can prove that they were themselves being secretly surveilled. I bet everything that TikTok does is lawfully compelled as well.

> Goog/FB don't really have a choice in complying if they want to continue to exist and do business in the USA.

Sure, but again, how's that any different from TikTok's situation?

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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by ok123456 on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:49PM (#32905219)
That's not true at all. All of these social media platforms have LEO portals where they circumvent any privacy settings.
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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by metadat on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:57PM (#32905310)
False. The access requires entering a warrant. The authorities can't just access your data arbitrarily. Please cite sources or stop spreading FUD.
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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by ok123456 on Monday September 19, 2022 @07:21PM (#32905498)
True; It was right in the BlueLeaks archive.
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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by dvngnt_ on Monday September 19, 2022 @05:14PM (#32904070)
that's worse imo
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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by fnordpiglet on Monday September 19, 2022 @05:20PM (#32904167)
Worse doesn’t make bad better
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