• jobbies@lemmy.zip
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    15 hours ago

    Back when Grindr was owned by a Chinese company there was concerns that data from the platform could be used to blackmail western politicians and civil servants.

    I can’t remember the details but my point is - just because you don’t live in China it doesn’t mean you’re risk free.

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      15 hours ago

      I’m neither a politician nor a civil servant, and if I were, as a leftist, I’d be more threatened by Trump having my data than Xi Jinping.

      Do I just keep repeating this or…?

      Edit: yeah, as yourself point out: the threat China poses is giving your data to your government. lol