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Not a TikTok fan myself but this article is flimsy fear mongering. The outlined risks are no worse than any other social media app. From the perspective of a U
by programmarchy 2y ago
Not a TikTok fan myself but this article is flimsy fear mongering.
The outlined risks are no worse than any other social media app. From the perspective of a US citizen, there is arguably less consequence to being spied on by the CCP than the FBI. You could make a better argument based on national security, though.
Regarding the key logger [1]:
> Mr. Krause, 28, said he was unable to ascertain whether keystrokes were actively being tracked, and whether that data was being sent to TikTok.
[1] https://archive.is/srCg4#selection-669.0-669.143 https://archive.is/srCg4#selection-669.0-669.143 (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/technology/tiktok-browser-tracking.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/technology/tiktok-browser...)