US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove TikTok from stores Jan. 19

Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by whoitwas on Monday December 16, 2024 @04:12AM (#42429322)

I don't understand this position. It's not censorship, it's security. It's protecting USA from China. Why should we allow China to have access to all contacts, media, location, etc for half of all Americans? Would you agree on a limited ban for military or government employees?

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by curiousgal on Monday December 16, 2024 @04:19AM (#42429359)

If I had to pick between sharing my data with the Chinese government or US corporations I would pick China every single time.

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by whoitwas on Monday December 16, 2024 @05:19AM (#42429705)

As an American or someone who is interested in US security, this is illogical. China bans US software to protect itself and we should do the same. We should also ban most computer hardware as it's not possible to regulate. As Israel has shown with the pagers, supply chain attacks are pretty serious.

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