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Comment by kumarvvr

6 years ago

This is a right move, in my view.

Chinese infiltration takes a myriad of forms and data collection is one of the biggest.

And those apps form a basis for click-of-the-button hacking.

And ordinary users will find it very very difficult to determine if an app is Chinese made or not.

And the Chinese govt. will have it's fingers in everyone of them, one way or the other.

What I do worry now is that since China has been exposed, it will resort to even elaborate deceptive methods to hide itself and it's infiltration.

China is not to be trusted.

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hatenberg  6 years ago

You'll see the same attitude to the US from the rest of the world too

  • kumarvvr  6 years ago

    Yes. Especially in South America.

    However, US is not about expansionism.

    Its about trade and control. It wants markets, trade and resources.

    China is about expansionism and lacks moral or ethical compass.

    • zpallin  6 years ago

      > However, US is not about expansionism.

      ... wait, what? Since when? You don't think US military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan are about expansionism?

      Besides, the concept of expansionism includes economic expansion, not just border expansion.

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    • puranjay  6 years ago

      > However, US is not about expansionism

      I love how the world paints China as an aggressive power while conveniently forgetting the completely unjustified and unwarranted invasion of Iraq by America.

      From a neutral POV, China has only 'invaded' some islands. America has toppled governments and literally occupied sovereign nations - all under the guise of "national security".

      And it all happened in the distant past of just 17 years ago

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  • maceurt  6 years ago

    The difference is you can just wait out US presidents. The US is significantly slower at getting things done, and for the most part everything the US does is going to be at risk of going public through whistle-blowers or the freedom of information act.

  • minusSeven  6 years ago

    In a democratic country there are steps you can take against the company. With China everything is a black box. There are explicit rules that forbid you from taking any action against them. China itself has banned tiktok in their country.

  • takeda  6 years ago

    Actually I'm looking forward to it, it would increase pressure to care about privacy or at very least help competition to grow.