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- memes@midwest.social
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- memes@midwest.social
They don’t want to protect, they want exclusivity.
Meanwhile in the EU: TikTok, five other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints
Chinese companies are in a catch 22 in Europe because Chinese law is completely incompatible with EU privacy laws.
And American companies are one executive order away from being in the same situation.
Err… Not to throw a wrench into things but, yeah. They kinda sorta did.
Executive order isn’t a law though.
That EO is also focused on commercial security, not citizen privacy:
The sweeping directive, signed Thursday, covers a range of topics including securing federal communications networks against foreign snoops, issuing tougher sanctions for ransomware gangs, requiring software providers to develop more secure products, and using AI to boost America’s cyber defense capabilities, among others.


