As I say in this Foreign Policy piece, a big problem with the TikTok conversation is it frames the risk to Americans’ data security as a problem that can be solved by a ban. But we still end up leaving a larger & arguably more consequential swath of US data unprotected & available for purchase.
Reposted from Rishi Iyengar
As 170 million Americans await news on TikTok's survival beyond Sunday, I took a stab at some key questions (with the help of @anupamchander.bsky.social, @kentonthibaut.bsky.social and prospective TikTok buyer Frank McCourt) for @foreignpolicy.com

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