3 ms·
This is a story because it's fashionable to hate on China. This has been going on in the US for years already. Using terms like CAID without an explanation to w
by soheil 6y ago
This is a story because it's fashionable to hate on China. This has been going on in the US for years already. Using terms like CAID without an explanation to what it is makes the reader scared that China has somehow been able to infiltrate iOS to track users, this is bad journalism. CAID is a simple advertising id used across apps, there is no hacking of iOS or an incredible technical prowess on the the side of China that we should all be afraid of, etc.
The term "state-backed" in the title should be removed, HN is not a political battleground.
- publicola1990 6y agoIndeed is Instagram or Snapchat doing possibly something similar?
- loveistheanswer 6y ago>there is no hacking of iOS or an incredible technical prowess on the the side of China that we should all be afraid of, etc. Claiming China (or the US, UK, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc.) does not have incredible technical prowess and hacking abilities is silly. Though if you're simply claiming this specific example is not evidence of that prowess, I'd agree. I also agree that US companies are doing very similar types of cyber stalking, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about it when we find other countries such as China doing it
- jug 6y agoGood. So it sounds like it’s no big deal if Apple blocks TikTok until the circumvention of App Store policy is resolved then.