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So is the primary concern about the lengths TikTok goes to scrape user data? Or more-so that it's a Chinese company scraping user data? I'd assume apps like fb

by jb775 6y ago

So is the primary concern about the lengths TikTok goes to scrape user data? Or more-so that it's a Chinese company scraping user data? I'd assume apps like fb/twitter/snapchat/etc scrape just as much. And since the US gov basically forces them to install backdoors, isn't that worse than this whole TikTok privacy conversation? Maybe I'm missing something though.

anjbe 6y ago
> I'd assume apps like fb/twitter/snapchat/etc scrape just as much. The author claims otherwise: “For what it's worth I've reversed the Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter apps. They don't collect anywhere near the same amount of data that TikTok does, and they sure as hell aren't outright trying to hide exactly whats being sent like TikTok is. It's like comparing a cup of water to the ocean - they just don't compare.”
- searchableguy 6y ago
  I said this before on the previous thread. Without knowing the author's background, you can't trust his claim. Either he provides reproducible evidence or has something backing up his claims.