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I suggest glancing at the Citizen Lab report[0], I've read Citizen Lab research before and I generally find it high quality. I think the takeaway here isn't th
by helen___keller 6y ago
I suggest glancing at the Citizen Lab report[0], I've read Citizen Lab research before and I generally find it high quality.
I think the takeaway here isn't that TikTok is good for privacy but that it's unlikely to be wielded in a manner similar to malware. Yes, it collects data. No, it isn't going to randomly activate your phone's microphone and spy on personal conversations without your knowledge.
[0] https://citizenlab.ca/2021/03/tiktok-vs-douyin-security-privacy-analysis/ https://citizenlab.ca/2021/03/tiktok-vs-douyin-security-priv...
- varispeed 6y agoTikTok could be used as a weapon by China though. When there is a right moment for them, they could start pushing propaganda to start riots and create chaos in the West. They can also manipulate what's get seen to increase the divide in society. They can control what young people can think and if you add democracy to the mix, they can do things like ensuring young people will vote for a political option good for China.
- ok123456 6y agoOr they can just consume any other US based media and get whatever the NatSec state thinks is the correct position.
- anaganisk 6y agoAsking genuinely, why is China constantly targeted on HN? Its not like as if some elite countries based companies respect privacy or don't share data with government's, or its not like those elite countries use that data to target or bomb people. FB and Parler (US based Companies)was one of the root cause of a particular group waging an attack on Capitol. Sure since parler was a small guy, it was booted. But what about FB. FB is already causing major issues on societies around the world, shitting propoganda constantly.
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