• echo64@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    it’s also american made devices. China doesn’t want it’s citizens data going to america anymore than you want your data going to china. it’s both ways.

    the EU also regulates this for what it’s worth, you can’t have american spyware sending data to american services. the data has to be kept within the EU so that it can be regulated to satisfy what the EU needs, because america won’t do that.

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        1 year ago

        Just like how eu governments don’t want government officials using tiktok even though by law, the data has to reside within the eu?

        Do you understand the parallels here?

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      I’d think this is just as much about data access as data safety. It’s a lot easier for China to gain access to and control their employees’ data and usage if they’re using a China-made Android phone than an iPhone.

      Apple has to make special allowances to comply with Chinese law, but I’d imagine their phones are still keeping far more user data out of the Chinese government’s hands than their local competition.