Everyone collects our data… Apple, Google, third party apps… everyone. So what is the really concern with China doing it specifically? Everything I have tried to read about this just talks about how China will use it for ads, but that’s what tons of other tech companies are already doing… so why is China owning our data different?
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Info collecting goes beyond targeted ads, but more into political distortion. Look at the Cambridge Analytica [scandal](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/17/the-cambridge-analytica-scandal-changed-the-world-but-it-didnt-change-facebook)
Facebook, Google and TikTok can collect your location, income and political leanings just from what you search, watch and click.
US politicians don’t care about tech companies collecting your data, they use it to enhance their campaigns. Their worry is that like Russia, China can use the collected data to run misinformation caimpagns during election cycles.
Social media platforms (reddit included) exist to harvest your data, they only “”care”” about TikTok because non-Americans now have that data.
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