How TikTok and ByteDance could be using – and abusing

Re:How TikTok and ByteDance could be using – and abusing – u... by Nightshaxx on Sunday August 09, 2020 @11:24AM (#24100166)

As the article says, it's not about what they are collecting. It's about what they would do with that information and who they would ban.

Yes the US government does collect information, but at least to some extent they can be held accountable by it's citizens. No one can hold the CCP accountable and they can use these companies as a proxy to enforce Chinese censorship in other countries. (See Zoom banning US accounts made by Chinese protestors)

So I think you see the ban as a technological security risk, which, relative to most other big tech, it's not. It's a national security risk to the US and India.

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Re:How TikTok and ByteDance could be using – and abusing – u... by curiousgal on Sunday August 09, 2020 @11:46AM (#24100336)

I find it strange that people still defend the U.S. in a post-Snowden world.

> held accountable

How exactly? For all we know the CIA is still doing it's thing. As for U.S. companies spying on people, I am sure fines have taught them not to. /s

Censorship is bad but it's TikTok, it's not like the censored parties would lose sleep over it. Same with Zoom, the plethora of alternatives make it a non-issue in my opinion.

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Re:How TikTok and ByteDance could be using – and abusing – u... by codyswann on Sunday August 09, 2020 @03:59PM (#24102384)

I think more specifically, the question is - what information is given away on TikTok that, if used by the CCP, presents a national security risk to the US?

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Re:How TikTok and ByteDance could be using – and abusing – u... by chillacy on Sunday August 09, 2020 @01:50PM (#24101393)

> Iraq could be harboring weapons of mass destruction

Too many of these articles feel like they're part of creating manufactured consent. It's all too common in the history of the US, and sadly works every time.

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