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A comment on Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown. Parent comment

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by owlbite on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:07AM (#42739301)
That's not forgetting the ability for them to just straight up 100% legally purchase a lot of this information from data brokers.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by mplanchard on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:14AM (#42739437)
This was made illegal in April, 2024: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by monocasa on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:48AM (#42740079)
Not all data brokers are US based; they can still buy all of this information practically.
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