• Jesus
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      1811 months ago

      Correct. This was the big reason. Data is only important for micro targeting your propaganda.

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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      1011 months ago

      More specifically, Chinese state interests influencing Americans. US elected officials are AOK with US, plutocrat and commercial interests influencing Americans.

      It’s not about protecting the public, it’s about who gets to engage in malicious action against the public.

    • @FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today
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      211 months ago

      Also scams. They know you, your name, your contacts, dob, where you work, where you spend leisure time, your face, your house layout, and from your message details probably your darkest secrets and ssn.

      Chinese online and over the phone scams have been surging massively in the past few years.