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In public interviews and congressional hearings, officials like FBI director Christopher Wray have also suggested that TikTok gathers US user data that the Chinese government could weaponize to surveil Americans online.
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Gee did not clarify if its tech has been used to surveil immigrants.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Washington’s ability to surveil vast troves of financial data and keep money and technology out of the hands of its rivals could be hamstrung by infighting and by Trump’s tendency to change his mind on a whim.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
However, its darker purpose was to surveil and identify pro-democracy activists living in the U.S., aligning with the People's Republic of China's broader agenda of transnational repression.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Gee did not clarify if its tech has been used to surveil immigrants.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Washington’s ability to surveil vast troves of financial data and keep money and technology out of the hands of its rivals could be hamstrung by infighting and by Trump’s tendency to change his mind on a whim.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
However, its darker purpose was to surveil and identify pro-democracy activists living in the U.S., aligning with the People's Republic of China's broader agenda of transnational repression.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveil. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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