FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be removed from app stores

Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by fragmede on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @04:53AM (#32149102)

Is the data the issue? Or is it ongoing interference with the algorithm that pushes content to users that's the real issue? Tweaking what the users see affects those users far more than just selling their data to make money.

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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by corrral on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:37PM (#32154257)

Yes, the hoarded data is per se dangerous. It should not exist, as in, it should be very illegal to collect and retain. That goes for non-tech companies that do similar things, like credit card companies.

[EDIT] That is, things like credit card companies selling your purchase history. Obviously they do need to retain some of that information to operate, but they shouldn't be able to sell access to it or use it for any other purpose. Ditto banks, magazines selling subscriber lists, all that crap. Should not be legal.

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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by cudgy on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @05:16AM (#32149252)

Yes, that is a concern as well. There is a threat from three primary vectors: data, algorithm, and hardware. All can be used for nefarious purposes with hardware being the most fundamental and scariest threat of all.

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