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Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada

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423 points empressplay | 4 comments | 06 Nov 24 23:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.249s | source
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strongpigeon ◴[06 Nov 24 23:21 UTC] No.42071124[source]▶
To be clear, they're not banning the app, they're banning ByteDance from having offices in Canada
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A_D_E_P_T ◴[06 Nov 24 23:28 UTC] No.42071185[source]▶
Isn't it all rather self-defeating, then?

ByteDance will keep no data in Canada, will not employ any Canadians, will not report any information to Canadian authorities, and will have no reason to comply with Canadian warrants or court orders. (Or even judgments.) At the same time, all Canadians can continue to use the app.

On balance, this seems bad for Canada and great for ByteDance.

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1. markus_zhang ◴[06 Nov 24 23:49 UTC] No.42071430[source]▶
The only reason I think they would do this is because of espionage, so you want to remove the offices but keep the app. But there is no proof provided within the article.
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3. A_D_E_P_T ◴[07 Nov 24 00:07 UTC] No.42071603[source]▶
Presumably the only espionage asset ByteDance has is the data it keeps on Canadian users. (Which probably includes information on arctic military installations, etc.)

TikTok is still going to collect that data, and it will be kept in China, far beyond Canada's reach. To remove concern over the data, I reckon you'd go about it backwards: Get rid of the app, which is up to no good. Keep the offices, so that they can be spied on or forced into transparency via the courts.

4. pnw ◴[07 Nov 24 00:15 UTC] No.42071660[source]▶
Intelligence agencies aren't known for their history of providing proof to the public. This review has been in process for over a year though.