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Re:TikTok Parent ByteDance Sees Losses Swell in Push for Growth by afiori on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:17PM (#33113495)
Is it particularly different from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act ?
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Re:TikTok Parent ByteDance Sees Losses Swell in Push for Growth by alphabetting on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:22PM (#33113565)
Yes

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilybakerwhite/tiktok-...

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Re:TikTok Parent ByteDance Sees Losses Swell in Push for Growth by walrus01 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:24PM (#33113591)
It's more like being perpetually subject to a National Security Letter (NSL) warrant issued by a US FISA court, a fairly rare occurrence and specifically targeted, but for blanket database replication and as the widespread legal default for every company in China.
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Re:TikTok Parent ByteDance Sees Losses Swell in Push for Growth by waffleiron on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:25PM (#33113615)
The main difference is that HN is mainly visited by American users, not affected by CLOUD act.
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Re:TikTok Parent ByteDance Sees Losses Swell in Push for Growth by afiori on Thursday October 06, 2022 @06:34PM (#33114996)
The CLOUD Act affects all US companies.
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