ByteDance gets seven-day extension to divest TikTok

ByteDance also reportedly has a "new proposal" that's aimed at addressing U.S. government concerns, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters

The "new proposal" is simply wait out the administration change.   The issue will quickly fade and be forgotten.

CloudTalkin said:

ByteDance also reportedly has a "new proposal" that's aimed at addressing U.S. government concerns, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters

The "new proposal" is simply wait out the administration change.   The issue will quickly fade and be forgotten.

That's the smart thing for them to do.  A few injunctions should easily get them through the next few months, then we have a sane president again.

darkvader said:

CloudTalkin said:

ByteDance also reportedly has a "new proposal" that's aimed at addressing U.S. government concerns, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters

The "new proposal" is simply wait out the administration change.   The issue will quickly fade and be forgotten.

That's the smart thing for them to do.  A few injunctions should easily get them through the next few months, then we have a sane president again.

Your subtle distaste for the president aside, are you aware of what TikTok has been confirmed - by reverse engineering of their software - to be collecting about users?   Mostly minors?

tnet-primary said:

darkvader said:

CloudTalkin said:

ByteDance also reportedly has a "new proposal" that's aimed at addressing U.S. government concerns, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters

The "new proposal" is simply wait out the administration change.   The issue will quickly fade and be forgotten.

That's the smart thing for them to do.  A few injunctions should easily get them through the next few months, then we have a sane president again.

Your subtle distaste for the president aside, are you aware of what TikTok has been confirmed - by reverse engineering of their software - to be collecting about users?   Mostly minors?

What software do you think isn't collecting data about users? ← That's not rhetorical.  Seriously, Name any major software by any company that isn't hoovering customer data.  I'll save you some time, you won't be able to find any.  Hmmm, I guess that does kinda sorta make my question a bit rhetorical.

Regardless, Tik Tok's activity was never a national security issue.  Trump being embarrassed by some Tik Tok kids is definitely not a national security issue.  Ironically, using the power of the federal government to ineptly attempt to inflict petty vengeance on "those meddling kids" should be considered a national security issue.  Fortunately, it's all coming to an end soon.

CloudTalkin said:

ByteDance also reportedly has a "new proposal" that's aimed at addressing U.S. government concerns, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters

The "new proposal" is simply wait out the administration change.   The issue will quickly fade and be forgotten.

They don’t have to issue them any more extensions. To hell with them.