“You could ban #TikTok with a patriotic flourish from the heavens immediately, but if we fail to regulate #databrokers, pass a #privacy law, or combat #corruption, Chinese (or Russian, or Iranian) intelligence can simply turn around and buy that same #data (and detailed profiles of American consumers) from an unlimited parade of different #databrokers, #telecoms, #app makers, #marketing companies, or services” https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/11/once-more-with-feeling-banning-tiktok-doesnt-do-much-if-we-dont-regulate-data-brokers-and-pass-a-privacy-law/ by @KarlBode