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Thanks for posting this! Ok as a web dev who actively cares about user privacy—- can these things accidentally sneak onto my page through npm deps? Or would I

Thanks for posting this! Ok as a web dev who actively cares about user privacy—- can these things accidentally sneak onto my page through npm deps? Or would I need to install them deliberately? If so —— how are they on gov websites??

t-writescode 4y ago
Wild guess: they're part of a default "share buttons" repository that includes the "Share on Twitter, Facebook, Google+" buttons for the page, or something very similar to that.
aembleton 4y ago
Couldn't you just try out your webpage in your browser and see what network calls are being made? That way you can see if you're calling Tiktok or not.