Out of curiosity I was catching up on the TikTok hearing and was hoping to hear the CEO grilled, and some of the chair gripping questions included: "Does TikTok access the home WiFi network?" "When my pupils dilate would it affects the app's algorithm?" Okay there were some really good questions surrounding data privacy and sovereignty, but those were brief islands of sensibility amidst the chaos. A lot of questions on the involvement of the Chinese government in the app, legal threats, and of course the ignorant tech questions above. I am aware of course of the crypto congressional hearing in 2021 and the recent one in 2023, but I recall only the former really exploring its technical implications. But after listening to these politicians bumbling around tech, a simple video app, that they dont understand, didn't take the effort to understand, yet are looking to ban, I'm not too hot on the same people writing laws and regulations around crypto. ...
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