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“TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being combined with Beijing’s apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data.” – Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This is true.

Now replace TikTok with Facebook, Snapchat, <insert Silicon Valley Big Tech corporation or startup here> and Beijing with Washington, DC and…

This is also true.

🤔

blog.malwarebytes.com/privacy-

Malwarebytes LabsTikTok is "unacceptable security risk" and should be removed from app stores, says FCCAccording to the FCC commissioner, TikTok being a video app is the "sheep's clothing", suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.
@aral "national security risk"?? 🤔 Oh what a bullshit... Just another try to sink another site so centralized medias can survive and control everything.... Or maybe chance for #goldfish by @stux to replace #TikTok 😆 Why not
Aral Balkan

@abid @stux Not bullshit at all. Again, however, consider that if the US considers TikTok a security risk. What should we (in Europe and elsewhere) be considering Facebook, SnapChat, etc.

@abid @stux * with apologies for the unforgivable lack of proof-reading :)