Trump will ban US downloads of Chinese apps TikTok & WeChat starting September 20

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[–]Drewski 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

The NSA is collecting data on practically every American, where is the outrage about that? If the government can tell you what apps you can install on your own device, and what services you can use, that is dystopian authoritarianism. If you're concerned about your kid's privacy, don't let them use TikTok (or Facebook, or Instagram, or twitter... probably shouldn't even have a smartphone).

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This is a strawman argument. You assume that someone who criticizes Chinese spying supports American spying — when the obvious conclusion is that the person in question opposes all forms of spying.