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My understanding was that the issue stemmed from having the actual app. Or at least that would make sense to me. TikTok has been surrounded by controversies sin
by 404mm 3y ago
My understanding was that the issue stemmed from having the actual app. Or at least that would make sense to me. TikTok has been surrounded by controversies since the beginning - many western countries, not just the US.
I may be just crazy but providing geolocation and biometrics of 100M+ US citizens to Chinese government just does not seem like a good idea. Also keep in mind that TikTok has the ability to curate content you see. Social media in general have been found guilty of influencing elections.
- scarface_74 3y agoHow does not having the app prevent geolocation? If you don’t give the app permission, all they get is you IP address. They would get the same information on the web. Also, a web page can request your GPS permission just like an app can.
- 404mm 3y agoI’m willing to bet that majority people just approve all the permissions an app asks for. Yes, web page can request your GPS as well, that is true. But a webpage won’t be doing it while the user is not actively using the page. Also remember when Apple introduced origination about reading users’ clipboard and TikTok was one of the first ones that got caught red handed? I’m not iOS developer but I would not be surprised if there was more the app can gain from users devices.
- scarface_74 3y agoAnd ios you have to not only explicitly give permission to your location, you also have to give it permission to allow an app to use your permission in the background.