• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    the phrase denotes a man doing something totally useless that can have no effect, so it’s pointless to try

    Which is accurate. This is pure symbol politics pandering while the American companies who are a much worse hreat by virtue of larger user base protect your data from foreign governments just as lousily as they already are with effectively no new restrictions.

    It’s cold war era politics from a cold war era politician.

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      8 months ago

      But Biden made it so only the companies that operate close enough to us to actually abuse the data can get it! Thats so much better than countries and companies who have no means to influence my life outside of Facebook ads having it duhhh. Because PATRIOTISM!