The real controversy is who controls that data and what country they answer to. When an American company tracks you, it’s called “targeted ads.” When a Chinese-owned company does it, it becomes “national security.” That double standard is why this debate keeps exploding. Governments don’t suddenly care about privacy — they care about influence, propaganda power, and who controls the algorithm shaping public opinion. TikTok isn’t innocent, but neither is Facebook, Google, or X. The uncomfortable truth: we traded privacy for entertainment years ago, and now politicians are arguing over who gets to own the surveillance.
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