Not gonna lie this is fukking dumb. Can you imagine what happens if someone hacked into those personal identification servers?
the U.S forced a chinese company to sell the app Grinder because of the sensitive nature of the data they collect.
Grindr sold by Chinese owner after US raised national security concerns | TechCrunch
Grindr was found to have allowed engineers in Beijing access to Grindr's users' private data while under Chinese ownership.
US Is Forcing a Chinese Firm to Sell Gay Dating App Grindr
Grindr has access to sensitive user data, including sexual preferences, geolocation, and HIV status–a potential goldmine for blackmailers.
the telecom companies couldn't keep americans data safe but we're suppose to believe a whole bunch of smaller companies with weaker IT budgets are going to do so?
Chinese hackers stole large amounts of Americans’ phone data from eight telecoms, officials say
Officials say it isn't clear when the telecommunications companies will be able to rid their networks of the hackers.
The cyberespionage campaign has given the hackers access to multiple types of information, including vast reams of call records, access to some specific phone calls, and systems where telecoms partner with law enforcement and intelligence agencies with a court order to access targets’ information.
White House official: 8 US telecom providers hacked by Chinese
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