(yes, I also see that it says Chinease)

    • xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      9 months ago

      At the very least, Google and Facebook have to step back if caught. Meanwhile, Chinese companies often don’t care about EU privacy laws. Still avoid them altogether, any way.

      • Ann Archy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        9 months ago

        Do they? They’ve been caught BIG TIME, and META stock price is at an ATH!

        Living like a street criminal for a decade sure puts international politics in perspective, because you can just see straight through the bullshit. It’s just bigger numbers, but the principles and human behavior stays 100% the same.

        • doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          9 months ago

          Meta was sued in India, Brazil, the UK, and the USA for the way they sold data in the 2010s, being fined Billions of dollars total. In July 2019 they were fined 5 Billion in a 3 to 2 vote by the FTC and they’re in the process of a 20 year settlement plan.

          Meta also has a proposed trial date for December against the FTC and 46 states after their supposedly unlawful and aggressive mergers to acquire WhatsApp and Instagram, called Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Federal Trade Commission v. Facebook, Inc.). The Mergers are why their evaluation keeps rising.

    • Ann Archy@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      9 months ago

      As much as China is a festering cancer upon the world, I am willing to bet that for every single trademark horror that is taking place in their society, I could find a match or worse in the USA.

    • doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      9 months ago

      I bet from reading message history they have tons of SSNs and bank details. Probably even information about our military.

      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        9 months ago

        I’m honestly more worried about them knowing details on politicians and their families. The most they can do with some rando’s personal info is send them targeted propaganda. Knowing a handful of republican congressmen has lgbq relatives can be used to make them to shift policies.