TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s unclear where it goes

Re:TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s ... by ok123456 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:42PM (#30275538)

Snowden exposed the wholesale, unauthorized data collection operation the US NatSec complex was performing and we haven't banned the us government from peering to the internet.

Why should we ban people voluntarily using a short video service that shows them things they like and whose business model is virtually identical to every other social media company?

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Re:TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s ... by boc on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @02:48PM (#30277474)

There's a difference between listening and engaging.

The NSA listens.

TikTok listens, engages, and suggests new content and ideas to millions.

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Re:TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s ... by ok123456 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @06:03PM (#30279967)

NSA works against infrastructure providers to breech their security guards so they can continue to hoover up data, and backdoors products/algorithms.

TikTok shows you 80s commercials and clips from industrial films after figuring out that you want to see 80s commercials and clips from industrial films.

Based on the ads that I get, which are pretty unintrusive, easily identifiable and always skippable, it doesn't seem like their analytics are that advanced. Besides random major brands, who are essentially broadcasting ads, I get ads for diesel mechanic tech schools and random wish products.

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