MaoistLandlord [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agoHow Americans are coping from the balloon right nowimagemessage-square40 fedilinkarrow-up170file-text
arrow-up170imageHow Americans are coping from the balloon right nowMaoistLandlord [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agomessage-square40 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareShoegazer [he/him]hexbear34·2 years agowhen asked why they're more afraid of tiktok than the NSA/FBI/or even local cops, they say shit like "in the US, companies have the CHOICE to sell your data to the government. In China, they're forced to!" link
minus-squareFrogmanfromlake [none/use name]hexbear32·2 years agoI miss the days when I was that naive. link
minus-squareShoegazer [he/him]hexbear22·2 years agoBut they're right though. American companies do have the choice, and they choose to sell it which makes it worse than when you're forced to do it. link
minus-squareFrogmanfromlake [none/use name]hexbear16·2 years agoI mean naive in the sense that they think these companies have some moral compass that would make them not sell their data. link
when asked why they're more afraid of tiktok than the NSA/FBI/or even local cops, they say shit like "in the US, companies have the CHOICE to sell your data to the government. In China, they're forced to!"
I miss the days when I was that naive.
But they're right though. American companies do have the choice, and they choose to sell it which makes it worse than when you're forced to do it.
I mean naive in the sense that they think these companies have some moral compass that would make them not sell their data.
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