Frankly, I am far, far less concerned about the Chinese government spying on me than I am the same about the US government. What’s China really going to do with my data, maybe deny me a visa if I try to visit there? Maybe study urban commuting patterns to aim their nukes? Use that data to make more effective propaganda?
Compare that to the US government, my own government. That’s a government I actually have to worry about seriously harming me. Unless I choose to physically get on a plane and fly to Beijing, China having my data is going to have very little impact on my life. In contrast, the US government might subject me to arrest, detention, persecution because I’m a member of a targeted demographic group, due to my political activities, etc.
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holy shit, are they learning?
Frankly, I am far, far less concerned about the Chinese government spying on me than I am the same about the US government. What’s China really going to do with my data, maybe deny me a visa if I try to visit there? Maybe study urban commuting patterns to aim their nukes? Use that data to make more effective propaganda?
Compare that to the US government, my own government. That’s a government I actually have to worry about seriously harming me. Unless I choose to physically get on a plane and fly to Beijing, China having my data is going to have very little impact on my life. In contrast, the US government might subject me to arrest, detention, persecution because I’m a member of a targeted demographic group, due to my political activities, etc.