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jaxexpat

(7,794 posts)
45. Every credit card transaction.
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 12:24 PM
Jul 2020

Every web search. Every poll you take, opinion survey you fill out, product rating feedback you write and your perusal of any website IS observed by spyware. Every company whose business is to sell things wants to know what you want. There is a market for your desires, literally, knowledge of what you want or find interesting is valuable to someone seeking to sell you something. They pay out for it. Fractions of a penny per person multiplied by billions creates the living wage of MANY people.

What I'm saying is that the "ban" ship has long since sailed. You can't "ban" your way out of anything. Every regulation, when encoded, becomes a target for evasion. It's the book which escapes the bonfire that becomes everyone's favorite read. The old saying, "It's the exception that proves the rule", describes, perhaps, the most profound observation of human behavior since Genesis.

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Such a petty little man. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #1
the whole admin is petty but moreover, they are also spiteful. nt Javaman Jul 2020 #28
Also murderous and corrupt. ananda Jul 2020 #37
They think our kids cannot organize their own form of TikTok. raging moderate Jul 2020 #2
I hope they do. TikTok is spying for China soothsayer Jul 2020 #4
Yep, call me paranoid, but nothing China does is without a intelligence gathering Fla Dem Jul 2020 #29
mr pompeo has no problem with the russians paying taliban to kill American soldiers....but tiktok!!! spanone Jul 2020 #3
Bingo. berni_mccoy Jul 2020 #5
+1 dalton99a Jul 2020 #11
Very telling. ...nt 2naSalit Jul 2020 #17
Fascists are banning what now? Newest Reality Jul 2020 #6
Remind me...how did it work out when we banned hard encryption software? ret5hd Jul 2020 #7
because they may share information with the Chinese govt. mnmoderatedem Jul 2020 #8
And telling Xi to make sure he wins next election! 2naSalit Jul 2020 #18
What a great move for dumb ass Trump and his toady. Kids who don't show up Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #9
Tik Tok is Chinese spyware. It should be banned. n/t Coventina Jul 2020 #10
Every credit card transaction. jaxexpat Jul 2020 #45
Such hypocrisy... dawg day Jul 2020 #12
Today Til Top tomorrow K Pop grantcart Jul 2020 #13
*EVERY* computer security person I know The Mouth Jul 2020 #14
I don't disagree with that... do you think Trump would give a shit berni_mccoy Jul 2020 #30
No idea The Mouth Jul 2020 #39
Very true. But I don't think I like the idea of the US government banning apps Sapient Donkey Jul 2020 #43
Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #15
If, in fact, it is Chinese spyware, we need to get a handle on it Mr. Ected Jul 2020 #16
+1 2naSalit Jul 2020 #20
Has the Fed govt banned any sites? KatyMan Jul 2020 #19
Ass Clown. H2O Man Jul 2020 #21
Our military and some civilian agencies banned it long ago IronLionZion Jul 2020 #22
Kinda like Facebook, you mean? n/t MrModerate Jul 2020 #25
The depth and quantity of private data it collects is staggering IronLionZion Jul 2020 #27
I don't see that TikTok... MrModerate Jul 2020 #36
They deliberately exploit that common misconception IronLionZion Jul 2020 #44
And Trump would not give two fucks except berni_mccoy Jul 2020 #32
Trump gives fewer fucks about Russian bounties to kill American soldiers IronLionZion Jul 2020 #34
What is Tik Tok supposed to be spying on? greenjar_01 Jul 2020 #23
Contact lists, IP addresses IronLionZion Jul 2020 #33
Good luck with that, you stupid putz. n/t MrModerate Jul 2020 #24
TikTok is, in all fairness, Chinese spyware. Codeine Jul 2020 #26
Are they going to ban VPN's too? HipChick Jul 2020 #31
LOL! I'm sure the kids are already at work developing their own app. n/t slumcamper Jul 2020 #35
Here we go. This is probably what Newsweek was talking about when it said that Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #38
Why? Trump is not getting a cut of the action? keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #40
TikTok should be banned Dopers_Greed Jul 2020 #41
Then also ban Facebook and Twitter, which are used by foreign powers to influence our electiions! flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #42
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