It was uniquely bad in that it didn't encrypt video in transit. It'd just send stuff over plain HTTP, making it very easy for snoopers to tell what you're watch

It was uniquely bad in that it didn't encrypt video in transit. It'd just send stuff over plain HTTP, making it very easy for snoopers to tell what you're watching or maybe mitm. More of a security thing than a privacy thing. Vaguely remember this: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/security-researchers-take-advantage-of-insecure-http-to-display-fake-videos-on-tiktok.2231502/ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/security-researchers-ta...