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[–] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (14 children)

I'm so glad we banned tik tok so my data doesn't fall in the wrong hands.

[–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The thing with tik tok isn't only with the data China can gather from US residents. It's also how they can use that information to influence the populace and send them propaganda, for example influencing the election results.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They can also gather information about our politicians who use it and blackmail them to get what they want

[–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. But I guess it was already banned on government phones right? (not from the US, so I'm not all that up to date....)

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah but our politicians have personal phones and computers too

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