That’s at least as hyperbolic as calling it the Patriot Act 2.0.
It doesn’t authorize data collection on citizens or any of the other nonsense we got from the Patriot Act
No need. It’s already legal. This bill builds on top of that foundation in a very meaningful way.
it merely allows the government to block certain apps and services from US markets
And the reason for this is evident based on the choice given to TikTok - allow the US access to all users data (preferably exclusively the US) through methods up to and including selling foreign stakes in the company. The world is capitalist and being closed out of US markets is an impossible handicap to play with. No one will invest because there is a severe limit to growth. This only leads to one outcome: Centralization of data through the US, or the business will be replaced with one that does.
That’s at least as hyperbolic as calling it the Patriot Act 2.0.
No need. It’s already legal. This bill builds on top of that foundation in a very meaningful way.
And the reason for this is evident based on the choice given to TikTok - allow the US access to all users data (preferably exclusively the US) through methods up to and including selling foreign stakes in the company. The world is capitalist and being closed out of US markets is an impossible handicap to play with. No one will invest because there is a severe limit to growth. This only leads to one outcome: Centralization of data through the US, or the business will be replaced with one that does.