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Instead of banning TikTok, why don't we ban the data collection policies that make it a threat?

I don't really see a fair way to handle this that doesn't end up also banning Facebook, Instagram, etc. The problem is that these companies are collecting enough sensitive data to pose a huge security risk, but our politicians are acting like it's only a problem when someone else does it.

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> Instead of banning TikTok, why don't we ban the data collection policies that make it a threat?

So much this. Everyone's gotten focused on one particular company when this problem is much more widespread than that.

What makes you think a country with a long history of theft and cheating agreements will do anything besides ignore any rules the west attempts to create?

That's missing the point. The point is that this is a problem with US (and other) companies just as much with Chinese ones. Any legislative solution should address the underlying issue and attempt to resolve the problem across the entire industry, not just with one single company.

If a company (Chinese or otherwise) ignores the law, then it would be appropriate to sanction them.

"a country with a long history of theft and cheating agreements will do anything besides ignore any rules the west attempts to create" - kinda ironic you mention this considering your description fits the US like a glove.

"I Know you are but what am I" is not productive. The US has been stealing Chinese IP and reneging on trade deals for the last 2 decades?

No it hasn't. It admitted China into the WTO (only to have China go back on pledges to open their economy), stood up multiple industries domestically in China with expertise only to have all foreign entities kicked or squeezed out.

Why would anyone think China would go along with any international agreement ?

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