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Re:The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns by conductr on Friday November 18, 2022 @05:39PM (#33663583)
I view it more like a vice (smoking, gambling, etc) and as mentioned we need an actual thoughtful policy if we think it’s a security issue.

Banning one app at a time is not the way.

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Re:The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns by cscurmudgeon on Saturday November 19, 2022 @11:57AM (#33671887)
Almost vices are regulated.

> Banning one app at a time is not the way.

True, let us ban *all* apps from countries that (1) ban US apps and (2) seek to influence US citizens.

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Re:The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns by conductr on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @06:26PM (#33794848)
> True, let us ban all apps from countries that (1) ban US apps and (2) seek to influence US citizens.

My view is the "app" is just a client for information sharing. It would be like putting up a firewall or banning traffic from certain TLD's. Seems ironic that the solution is to mimic the problem.

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