Summary

Many Americans are migrating to RedNote, a Chinese-owned app based in China, raising significant privacy and security concerns.

Experts warn that RedNote, based in China, is subject to Chinese laws, including the Personal Information Protection Law and Data Security Law, which grant the government rights to request data and cooperation with intelligence operations.

Enforcement of these laws is often opaque. Analysts highlight risks of data collection, algorithm manipulation, and censorship on RedNote.

Critics argue the U.S. lacks comprehensive privacy laws, driving users to platforms like RedNote that may pose even greater risks than TikTok.

  • @dx1
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    05 hours ago

    TikTok is a Chinese owned product […] It’s a fact

    It’s actually not a fact. Have you bothered to look up the ownership?

    • @CeeBee_Eh
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      15 hours ago

      Are you really trying to contend that ByteDance, the owners/developers of TikTok, are not a Chinese based company?

      • @dx1
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        4 hours ago

        You’re moving the goalposts. Claim was “Chinese owned”. It is not, it’s a privately held company - here’s a list of investors making up about 20% of the institutional investor ownership:

        • BlackRock
        • General Atlantic
        • Susquehanna International
        • Bank of China
        • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
        • Tiger Global Management
        • Hillhouse Capital Group
        • Primavera Capital Group
        • Sequoia Capital China
        • SoftBank Group

        Then the founders and the employees each hold about 20% ownership.