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The Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying Features (gizmodo.com)
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[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Many of the concessions the government asked of TikTok look eerily similar to the surveillance tactics critics have accused Chinese officials of abusing. To allay fears the short-form video app could be used as a Chinese surveillance tool, the federal government nearly transformed it into an American one instead.

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