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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I’m gonna go from the perspective of a Warhawk military general
Although it may seem small this kind of data in the hands of the enemy is dangerous theyll know what our citizens like where they go what phone they have and how much free time they have
This can be used in war to know where key population centers are for terrorism and it can be also used to flood pro China proganda into the mainstream it’s a weakness to have that level of Intel on your own citizens data without a hand in the pot to stop it
In China they will keep you landlocked for Jay walking by using facial recognition and tracking data to penalize you through every inch of China. They can also use the same tech in neighboring countries. How often have Google, apple or other tech companies locked people up by using tracking and data to find them? Never because it would be unethical. China is incredibly unethical.
Tiktok’s algorithm is really good at figuring out the things you like. If you are a government official, and the content you view includes behavior that is exploitable, then giving that to an unfriendly government could lead to blackmail situations, risking national security. [Tiktik made me (realize I was) gay](https://manifest.com/news-ideas/tiktok-made-me-realize-i-was-gay)”
This is so stupid
If you’re pissed about it you should be just as pissed about every other social media app that does the same thing
It’s just anti-Chinese bullshit that refuses to acknowledge that other companies are doing the same shit
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