I'm not sure how I feel about any of this. China is a legitimate security concern. The practices of that government has always been predatory around I.P and privacy.<p>But the US government has been very thin on details on how serious the security concern actually is, and whether moving the infrastructure to an American owned company would actually change anything.<p>The US appears to regulate data protection under a number of sector specific regulatory acts. It will be difficult to restrict the flow of data between US and China without a recognition of social media as a sector that needs its own regulation without it affecting Google and Facebook.<p>Considering how powerful US tech companies are I can't see this sale making Americans safer through a legal framework.
If Oracle really acquires TikTok's US operations what will be business model of TikTok? I guess not advertising because Oracle criticized Google's adverting business model by buying billboards that said “Internet companies betrayed you”, internet companies "sold your most sensitive and personal information for $125 billion in advertising revenue last year.” [1]<p>[1]<a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/12/06/oracle-vs-google-lobbying-pr-campaign-goog.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/12/06/oracle-v...</a>
Whew, Microsoft really escaped something there. I don’t think tiktok would have been a good fit for microsoft.<p>They are an even worse fit for oracle.
If Oracle is just a tech partner, then how can they be 100% sure that Bytedance is going to replace all their infrastructure with Oracle’s? Bytedance could easily send spoof data to them.<p>In addition, since replacing infrastructure takes a lot of time, they could easily keep on delaying things until the election to see if Biden is voted into the White House.
At this point it's just hilarious how this issue in the name of national security for TikTok is of concern but Facebook is not similar concern for other countries.
> and decided to pursue a partnership with Oracle in hopes of avoiding a U.S. ban while appeasing the Chinese government<p>This makes more sense if you replace "Oracle" with "company run by a Trump ally". I'd argue this makes Trump's "hard on China" start to look pretty fishy, but I suspect anyone who cares made up their mind about who to vote for a long time ago.
What worries me is this:<p>> Investors in TikTok’s parent company are reportedly pushing for Trump-friendly Oracle to acquire the viral-video app
The investors, which include Sequoia Capital and General Atlantic, see Oracle’s bid as their best bet to get “a piece of the action” in TikTok, and recognize the advantages of the company’s political ties to the Trump administration, according to The Journal.<p>Source: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.nl/tiktok-acquisition-bytedance-investors-back-oracle-microsoft-sequoia-general-atlantic-2020-8" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.nl/tiktok-acquisition-bytedance-...</a><p>Although i don't think Oracle is capable though. They probably only want it to run it on their cloud.