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About 59% of Americans say TikTok a threat to the national security of the United States, according to a new survey of U.S. adults.
Yes I’m OK with them having into from TikTok because they are not a real threat.
Well, the entire DOD and national security apparatus disagrees with you about them being a threat. I am sure you know more about threat assessments.
I 100% support the banning of TikTok on government devices, which was the DoD’s initial suggestion. Republican congressional leaders then expanded this threat window to the average American.
No foreign apps should ever be allowed on US Gov phones, and very few domestic apps should be allowed. That’s just basic infosec.
But the average people don’t matter? Does the government have a responsibility to protect civilian networks the same as they do the rest of our critical infrastructure? Does it matter that 44% of US phones have now become always-on sensors for the PLA? Look again at the headline. It is not asking about you, but about national security as a whole.
The United States may as well be a continent-wide fortress. It’s not that citizen security doesn’t matter so much as the threat to civilians is negligible.
The most dangerous goal of the CCP with TikTok is spreading anti-Western and anti-capitalist sentiment. Democracy will survive that just fine. The kids are OK.