To the editor: I discover it hilarious that in the case of social media platform TikTok, politicians say they’re anxious about consumer knowledge and privateness. (“What would banning TikTok accomplish? Reply: Nearly nothing,” column, March 14)
This nation has achieved so little to guard shoppers that we see common occurrences of knowledge breaches happening, with nearly no penalties for the businesses concerned.
If politicians have been so involved in regards to the security and privateness of consumer knowledge, they’d institute stricter privateness legal guidelines that extra intently mimic what the European Union has. However you’ll be able to’t promote adverts when you don’t have entry to consumer knowledge.
As columnist Michael Hiltzik wrote, Fb proprietor Meta is behind a lot of the anti-TikTok hysteria. This really makes the hassle to ban TikTok mere political theater.
Les Hartzman, Los Angeles
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To the editor: So long as TikTok is owned by a Chinese language firm, the guardians of our open democracy can tackle this adversary as an exterior menace.
However as soon as American billionaires grab the corporate, it’ll benefit from the safety of the first Modification and all of the rights and privileges that include being a citizen. And sadly, folks like Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland and Senate Majority Chief Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) would be the first to make sure their insidious rights are protected.
I’ll take China this time.
John Goodman, Oak Park
