Re:TikTok Spied on Forbes Journalists
by O1111OOO on Thursday December 22, 2022 @06:20PM
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> we have an actively hostile actor with a huge platform here in our country
I was going to say that if user is addicted to TikTok (or other hostile application) and also concerned about surveillance/tracking - they could use a dedicated burner phone with fake info, no contacts.
> I totally support broad regulation of privacy law.
I later read this from Wikipedia:
"As of January 2020, researches found that governments of 155 countries have been mandating SIM registration laws; in some countries, prepaid users must submit biometrics like photos and fingerprints."[0]
I was going to say that if user is addicted to TikTok (or other hostile application) and also concerned about surveillance/tracking - they could use a dedicated burner phone with fake info, no contacts.
> I totally support broad regulation of privacy law.
I later read this from Wikipedia:
"As of January 2020, researches found that governments of 155 countries have been mandating SIM registration laws; in some countries, prepaid users must submit biometrics like photos and fingerprints."[0]
The system is broken...
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepaid_mobile_phone#Privacy_r...