The government can already access the data with a warrant. The ownership of TikTok has literally 0 effect on the government’s ability to access user data. Not being owned by the Chinese government has a huge impact on China’s ability to access that data.
No they can’t - the CLOUD Act only works for US-based companies. That’s like, the entire reason why they are forcing the sale/ban. Unfortunately it’s not the massive spying and privacy invasion they object to - it’s that they can’t benefit from it.
The government can already access the data with a warrant. The ownership of TikTok has literally 0 effect on the government’s ability to access user data. Not being owned by the Chinese government has a huge impact on China’s ability to access that data.
No they can’t - the CLOUD Act only works for US-based companies. That’s like, the entire reason why they are forcing the sale/ban. Unfortunately it’s not the massive spying and privacy invasion they object to - it’s that they can’t benefit from it.