TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google

Re:TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google by metta2uall on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @09:16PM (#24127699)

Not good of them, but doesn't seem like a national security threat either..

I haven't used TikTok much but the material there seems quite innocuous so I don't see how Chinese government access to data from it is a serious threat. There seems to be a lot more potentially embarrassing material posted to FB & Twitter, and I suspect the Chinese government & others are scooping up what they can, at least what's posted publicly.

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Re:TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google by FerretFred on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:26AM (#24131833)

I would imagine that Services/Security personnel (especially their families that live On Base) also use Tiktok (along with Garmin Connect/Strava) and the relevant people could no doubt build up an interesting picture over time.

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Re:TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google by Arbalest on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @11:07PM (#24128246)

Determining where people are directing their attention is never innocuous. It's literally what shapes peoples opinions, and knowing it is how you modify your messaging. True for both Advertising and Propaganda.

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Re:TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google by metta2uall on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @03:46AM (#24129555)

Where people are directing their attention is mostly publicly available. For example what's "trending" on social media, what posts have a lot of likes, Twitter/Facebook profiles, the contents of popular TV shows & YouTube channels, opinion polls.

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