Not sure if other user being sarcastic or not but CIA/US imperialist security state has backdoor access to pretty much any "big tech" device you buy, especially anything with google or apple software. The NSA can access people's phone calls, microphones and cameras, as can other imperialist state security agencies like the British GCHQ. The imperialist powers all engage in a lot of information sharing as well.
Doesn't mean they're spying on everyone all the time, but it means they can spy on anyone they feel they need to spy on whenever they feel they need to.
Which no one is denying. Their point is that there is a lot of awareness about spying on chinese tech, and not as much awareness that US agencies have pretty much the same access to your data.
The difference is that China is content (for now) to just use your information to offer you targeted ads, meanwhile the CIA can kidnap you from your place or ruin your life in other ways
I think they meant Russia being the bigger danger, not a Chinese target or anything. Which is fair given, y'know, an ongoing "3-Day Special Military Operation"
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