Quick Litmus Test:

China is accessing Tik Tok User Data.

This is known. AFAIK we the people still don’t know is the full extent of what they’re doing with this data. If anyone wants to correct me here feel free.

Honest to god question here:

If what they’re doing with this data is so bad then why haven’t warnings been dropped by the state department? Why don’t we have the details of exactly what the data is going towards? This is an information gathering scheme on a worldwide scale dealing with two of the largest governments in the world with world class espionage. Bytedance is also buying hardware from some of the largest tech manufacturers in the world and while deploying MASSIVE amounts of infrastructure.

You’re telling me no one has any idea where this data is going and what it’s being used to do?

Like, I get that there’s a layer of secrecy required when dealing with national security interests but this is such a widespread and such an overt act that the secrecy is almost stranger than the issue at hand.

I have my own opinions on this I’m going to leave out but it’s awfully strange that an information state as large as the US is mute on these points. It’s also very suspicious that the US is leading the charge on this with Silicon Valley in tow.

Again, the problem is real but I am VERY skeptical of the US’ reasons for getting into this in the first place.