Biden has signed the bill requiring TikTok to be sold / US lawmakers have told Apple and Google to be ready to remove TikTok Jan 19
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Outside of this being a foreign country, what's the difference of this opposed to twitter & Facebook?
A lot of livelihoods are drying up quick. I hope these influencers have a backup plan because the video engagement doesn’t always carryover to other platforms (eg 1M followers on TikTok but only 20k followers on YouTube)
absolutely nothing brah
Not technically true......
Most apps do ask for permission to view your phone activity when not on their app, but you typically have to at least open/start the app first.
.....ie, you open utube and then go to ig, utube knows you used their app X minutes then went to ig for X minutes and whatever other apps.....and so on, until you close the app/ restart your phone.
TT, asks for permission to view phone activity 24/7. You don't even have to start the app first.
The Chinese government can and is viewing your phone data
"US officials have long insisted the Chinese government may be able to view the personal information of TikTok users — but that claim was purely speculative. Until now.
In what appears to be a first, a former employee of ByteDance, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, has outlined specific claims that the Chinese Communist Party accessed the data of TikTok users on a broad scale, and for political purposes."
This was from 2020 before they became #1
TikTok Reverse Engineering Highlights Massive Privacy Problems
A recent reverse engineer of the video-sharing social platform TikTok has revealed huge privacy issues for its users.
beincrypto.com
"TT is a data collection service thinly veiled as a SM app."
"The post goes on to detail some of the data the application is gathering on its users. This includes phone hardware data (number, handset model, screen dimensions, memory usage, amongst others). It also collects data on which other applications are installed on the device, including those previously deleted; network details (IP, local IP, access point names, and also GPS data). And if that weren’t enough, it even determines if the phone is rooted or jailbroken.«
The post’s author goes on to explain that the application makes it incredibly difficult to block any of these data leaks. Apparently it even changes behavior when it appears that a user is trying to work out exactly how the software functions. All analytics requests are encrypted, and the company reportedly changes the algorithm with each update. The app also stops working if you block communication with the analytics host at the DNS-level. Perhaps most concerning is that the Android version of TikTok reportedly includes code that can force the download, unzipping, and running of a remote zip file.
*allegedly even after deleting the app ^that code and the app monitoring still occure because they have perpetual access to your device......
I get that, but the US government wants you think this is some sort of grand Machivellian plan by China to secretly take over America through dance videos played on our phones lol.Not technically true......
Most apps do ask for permission to view your phone activity when not on their app, but you typically have to at least open/start the app first.
.....ie, you open utube and then go to ig, utube knows you used their app X minutes then went to ig for X minutes and whatever other apps.....and so on, until you close the app/ restart your phone.
TT, asks for permission to view phone activity 24/7. You don't even have to start the app first.
The Chinese government can and is viewing your phone data
"US officials have long insisted the Chinese government may be able to view the personal information of TikTok users — but that claim was purely speculative. Until now.
In what appears to be a first, a former employee of ByteDance, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, has outlined specific claims that the Chinese Communist Party accessed the data of TikTok users on a broad scale, and for political purposes."
This was from 2020 before they became #1
TikTok Reverse Engineering Highlights Massive Privacy Problems
A recent reverse engineer of the video-sharing social platform TikTok has revealed huge privacy issues for its users.
"TT is a data collection service thinly veiled as a SM app."
"The post goes on to detail some of the data the application is gathering on its users. This includes phone hardware data (number, handset model, screen dimensions, memory usage, amongst others). It also collects data on which other applications are installed on the device, including those previously deleted; network details (IP, local IP, access point names, and also GPS data). And if that weren’t enough, it even determines if the phone is rooted or jailbroken.«
The post’s author goes on to explain that the application makes it incredibly difficult to block any of these data leaks. Apparently it even changes behavior when it appears that a user is trying to work out exactly how the software functions. All analytics requests are encrypted, and the company reportedly changes the algorithm with each update. The app also stops working if you block communication with the analytics host at the DNS-level. Perhaps most concerning is that the Android version of TikTok reportedly includes code that can force the download, unzipping, and running of a remote zip file.
*allegedly even after deleting the app ^that code and the app monitoring still occure because they have perpetual access to your device......
It ain't that deep fam
Bruh,
Why does any app need to have the ability to download and execute a remote zip file without the users knowledge?!
Why do they need to have knowledge of your files and applications in perpetuity?!
US apps collect some data, but not that much and to that degree!!
TT is a data collection app disguised as just a video sharing platform.......
Don't fall for the fake out!
Does he even have the cash?
What’s the difference between a Ford and a BMW?
Hey I like Ford
The heritage foundation. They paid off all of trump's debt.
ByteDance has stated the US version of TT is NOT for sale. Not even an option.
You do know this was initiated by Drumpf during his first term, right?Nobody votes for their demise more than a super liberal / pro-white Democrat
It was bred from xenophobia and feaux "American Pride." It just so happens Drumpf was right and TT is actually a "bad actor" app.
But now Drumpf is having a change of heart, wonder why that is......
China Paid Trump Millions In Rent. Then He Left The White House
The state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China extended its Trump Tower lease while Trump was president, even though it had recently rented a bigger space nearby. The bank vacated around the time Trump left the White House.
www.forbes.com
Is Drumpf tower Shanghai in the works, or did the put some extra $$$tank on a new "lease agreement?"
It’s a national security risk
Exactly, the way their ToS / permissions are laid out....... they have access to dam near every part of every device you load the app on......
I've been sifting through a story from last weekend.... I may post a thread if their isn't one already..... but basically your ad data tells more about you than you'd think/ like. TT has access to that
I have no opinions on this, as it is considered a national security risk.
Think of it, if they are going to this extreme, there is probably more to this.
Think of it, if they are going to this extreme, there is probably more to this.
In sum, the United States is a corrupt nation run by Oligarchs/Intelligent agencies/Military Industrial Complex & they want the US populace to continue to be ignorant of their deeds. TikTok was an educational tool for many to help expose their deeds and they couldn't have that so banning TikTok is their solution. Keep Americans ignorant, it empowered the empire. Good times, good times.
There's dozens if not hundreds of other SM platforms fam.
TT is bad fam. I'm no tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist mfkr......
There is just waaay too much smoke surrounding China and the lengths they'll go to for our data.
you can't say you get it, then turn around and say it's such an absurd thought that there is a conspiracy involved
And ^ that's where you're wrong. For China, it is that deep. We've been treating China like shit for the longest time. They have a huge chip on their shoulders regarding the United States.
We've been the Top Dog for a really long time..... if they could get us out of the way......
That'd be a big win for them.
Nope, it's just US fearmongering, China is not a threat.
Who is the owner of ByteDance?
Zhang Yiming
Zhang Yiming (Chinese: 张一鸣; born April 1, 1983) is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. He founded ByteDance in 2012, developed the news aggregator Toutiao and the video sharing platform Douyin (internationally known as TikTok).