Tik Tok

[George K]

https://www.boredpanda.com/tik-tok-reverse-engineered-data-information-collecting/

2 months ago, Reddit user bangorlol made a comment in a discussion about TikTok. Bangorlol claimed to have successfully reverse-engineered it and shared what he learned about the Chinese video-sharing social networking service. Basically, he strongly recommended that people never use the app again, warning about its intrusive user tracking and other issues. Considering that TikTok was the 4th most popular free iPhone app download in 2019, this is quite alarming.

What follows is a series of screenshots that show how Tik Tok uses your phone's data.

Bottom line:

[jon-nyc]

Firm tied to Biden campaign asks employees to delete tiktok from their phones.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/elections/biden-vs-trump.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage#link-318d1350

[xenon]

Kids are all about the Tik Tok - curious if parents will actually crack down here.

[taiwan_girl]

@xenon said in Tik Tok:

Kids are all about the Tik Tok - curious if parents will actually crack down here.

Probably not, but I have hear that the US may ban it.

[Loki]

The unwinding has begun.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tiktok-users-focus/tiktoks-u-s-users-prepare-for-life-without-the-video-app-idUSKCN24F13A

[Axtremus]

Trump says he's banning TikTok in the U.S. by executive order
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-may-force-tiktok-sell-its-u-s-operations-n1235525
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“As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump said aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington after a fundraising trip to Florida.

Trump described the action as "severance" and said he could sign an order as soon as Saturday. “Well, I have that authority," he said.
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[Catseye3]

@Axtremus said in Tik Tok:

“Well, I have that authority," he said.

Actually, he doesn't. Executive orders have been abused for years. But be that as it may.

I'm wondering what else he would ban if he could. If Donald Trump on a censoring rampage doesn't rattle your slats, nothing will.

Thank god he's semi-literate.

[Loki]

It’s just getting sold to a US company. A little help in moving the process along quickly.

[89th]

Whether he’s right or wrong, I have a feeling a Trump thinks Executive Orders are his only way to run things the way he would in a private company where the owner has full power.

[Klaus]

It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

[George K]

@Klaus said in Tik Tok:

It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

HL Mencken's quote comes to mind.

[89th]

@Klaus said in Tik Tok:

It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

Agreed. He either has intelligence reports of TikTok’s spyware danger or he’s still pissed folks on TikTok conspired to buy all his Tulsa rally tickets and not show, so it would look bad. I think it’s both.

[Rich]

@89th Which ironically enough may have saved some of his supporters lives.

Interesting times.

[Loki]

@Klaus said in Tik Tok:

It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

I repeat Tim Tok is being sold to a US company. Trump’s comment is essentially meaningless.

[George K]

@Loki said in Tik Tok:

I repeat Tim Tok is being sold to a US company. Trump’s comment is essentially meaningless.

Microsoft has, apparently, backed out.

And the fact that it's being pitched to a "US" company, does that put anyone's mind at ease?

[89th]

@Rich said in Tik Tok:

@89th Which ironically enough may have saved some of his supporters lives.

Interesting times.

Haha good point.

[jon-nyc]

@Rich said in Tik Tok:

@89th Which ironically enough may have saved some of his supporters lives.

Interesting times.

Pissing off Trump, getting his campaign manager demoted, and saving lives.

Oh the winning!

[Loki]

@Loki said in Tik Tok:

@Klaus said in Tik Tok:

It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

I repeat Tim Tok is being sold to a US company. Trump’s comment is essentially meaningless.

I repeat again...it’s in the sales process.

[Loki]

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/03/microsoft-confirms-talks-to-buy-tiktok-in-us.html

[Jolly]

Nice company you have there. Shame we have to ban it.

Now, that's the art of a deal you can't refuse!