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Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) op-ed at @CNN: “When it comes to TikTok, the US is blind” — waging proxy war on China via TikTok will make the USA & “The West” more *like* China

Personally, I am outright terrified of how people will interpret Alex saying:

It turns out that there is no US law clearly governing the access that Beijing or Moscow-based employees of any tech or social media company have to the personal data of US citizens that use their services.

…because damn we don’t need NOFORN to become a private-sector employment issue in the tech industry. I broadly agree with Alex… but then I know Alex, and also I possess the nuance to read his:

The US and our allies also need to seriously engage in the information war, both by protecting and supporting journalists who are able to operate independently of any government, and by building civil society coalitions that create public resiliency against the Chinese-style censorship that is invading countries such as India and Turkey.

…as a call for supporting the transparent and open internet, rather than (as others in Government might interpret) a call for “us” to match “them” in terms of investment in propaganda. In other words: I didn’t stop reading after the first comma.

Links

The Op-Ed is here:

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/23/opinions/tiktok-data-privacy-china-stamos/index.html

…but it’s a regrettably painful experience to view on mobile; if you’re stuck there’s a copy at:

https://archive.is/93UKS

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