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Ground2ChairMissile t1_je7oihn wrote

Reply to comment by jnemesh in ELI5: How is TikTok a national security risk? by mamawoman

>Depends on who you are. If you in the military,

Uh huh. Which is why I said:

> especially since most government employees are now barred from using it.

Next...

>Just because YOU, PERSONALLY aren't aware of what is going on doesn't mean the US Government is also ignorant. There may be knowledge that the CIA or NSA picked up on that indicates that Tik Tok is a security threat.

If they had that information, they'd have already shut down the app with existing anti-espionage laws.

Congress banning it legislatively is a performance, nothing more.

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jnemesh t1_jea8ap0 wrote

Not true at all. The government doesn't always telegraph what it knows or how it knows it...and they ARE working on legislation to enact a total ban.

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Ground2ChairMissile t1_jea8lyq wrote

> and they ARE working on legislation to enact a total ban.

Walk yourself through it. C'mon, what comes after that...

Got it yet?

Need some help?

Here it is:

...because they can't accomplish it with current anti-espionage laws.

Because federal law enforcement agencies can't find anything the app does that's against the law.

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