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0 pointsmelomal5y ago0 comments

> I would fear the Chinese government

If you are outside of China then surely there is nothing to really be scared of? What could the Chinese government do with your data that could cause harm?

I get it's the principle but ultimately we are all scared of sharing our data with China and I am not sure why?

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AniseAbyss5y ago

I don't get it either. Whenever someone uses the words "the West" I cringe because because every goddamn privacy invasion has come from our friendly American overlords. Who I might ad are not just like us.

melomalOP5y ago

> I cringe because because every goddamn privacy invasion has come from our friendly American overlords

Exactly! It seems that the propaganda machine is still rolling heavy.

mmmmmk5y ago

There is a big difference. An open, democratic government can be peacefully corrected. A closed, totalitarian government cannot be. If the chinese and russian governments were open, then we could worry less about them.

osmarks5y ago

Western governments operate mass surveillance programs seemingly without any public open oversight or democratic input.

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kwanbix5y ago

With totalitarian governments, you never know.

Look what happened to Alexei Navalny.

Look what happened to Sergei and Yulia Skripal in UK?

Again, I am not saying the other governments are saints, but I feel you have much more options in democratic countries.

melomalOP5y ago

> Look what happened to Sergei and Yulia Skripal in UK?

The UK is Russia's poison playground so in this instance it would seem that realistically no one is safe, even if you reside in a democratic country. But then again these were people with major clout or enemies of the state.

BigJ12115y ago

I think most people assume totalitarian regime that's interested in at the very least being the economic powerhouse of the world, won't have good intentions with collecting everyone's data.

A far better assumption than: "well others do it too, therefore nothing about it can be more nefarious."

I do not want anyone getting their hands on my data, but in order of regions collected data this is my 'preference': EU >>> US > RU >> CN

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AniseAbyss5y ago

melomalOP5y ago

> I cringe because because every goddamn privacy invasion has come from our friendly American overlords

Exactly! It seems that the propaganda machine is still rolling heavy.

mmmmmk5y ago

osmarks5y ago

Western governments operate mass surveillance programs seemingly without any public open oversight or democratic input.

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kwanbix5y ago

With totalitarian governments, you never know.

Look what happened to Alexei Navalny.

Look what happened to Sergei and Yulia Skripal in UK?

Again, I am not saying the other governments are saints, but I feel you have much more options in democratic countries.

melomalOP5y ago

> Look what happened to Sergei and Yulia Skripal in UK?

BigJ12115y ago

I think most people assume totalitarian regime that's interested in at the very least being the economic powerhouse of the world, won't have good intentions with collecting everyone's data.

A far better assumption than: "well others do it too, therefore nothing about it can be more nefarious."

I do not want anyone getting their hands on my data, but in order of regions collected data this is my 'preference': EU >>> US > RU >> CN

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse