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emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Fair point. But if a foreign government can use Facebook / TikTok data to undermine society, can’t big companies or other interest groups do the same? More importantly, can’t Facebook or TikTok do the same? At least governments have checks and balances, and are at least theoretically accountable to their people. Companies can do whatever they like.

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c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Companies don’t need to follow laws? Last time I checked the reason they can “do whatever they want” is the same as the government’s. Because no one ever fucking holds their feet to a fire. In theory both entities are held to standards, in reality neither are.

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- emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  Companies don’t need to follow laws?
  
  Many do follow the law, but have the law written to their convenience. Why bother stealing data when you can get it for free from people who don’t know any better?
  
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