Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by ffssffss on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:16PM
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I guess what concerns me is that in some schools, students are required to live in dorms. So to me, it feels like an encroachment on what I would consider the students' personal, private home, where I suppose they should be allowed to access whatever content they like (minus, of course, the content I deem objectionable, like child exploitation, but thats much easier for us all to agree on I think).
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Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by washadjeffmad on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:31PM
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Only the apps for TikTok, WeChat, and Telegram are being blocked and removed, not the websites, and only from state property.
There's a privacy and security (read: espionage) concern with the apps right now.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by endianswap on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:37PM
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According to TFA they're blocked from being accessed from school wi-fi, not only from state property.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by washadjeffmad on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:47PM
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Not accurate in Georgia. I can VPN into two institutions and access those domains, and so far one of the Networking teams says they've been given no order to block by DNS or IP. They also have no separate VLAN for student wifi.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by ffssffss on Saturday December 24, 2022 @12:04AM
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The two schools are University of Oklahoma and Auburn University.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by washadjeffmad on Saturday December 24, 2022 @07:02AM
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The article explicitly mentions the University System of Georgia.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by someNameIG on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:38PM
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What security/espionage concerns does Telegram have?
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by washadjeffmad on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:55PM
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My assumption is because it was developed by a Russian, and someone in the US government is worried that the communications or e2ee could be compromised by another nation.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/telegram-encryption-end-to-e...
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by sahkopoyta on Saturday December 24, 2022 @03:22AM
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> e2ee could be compromised by another nation
Which is not even enabled on regular conversations.. only on specifically created secret chats
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by washadjeffmad on Saturday December 24, 2022 @07:05AM
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It also looks like not long ago apps were able to collect and transmit the contents of clipboards on iOS and Android.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by dinkumthinkum on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:31AM
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You don’t want exploitation but you want them to have access to TikTok? I think you should find out about what is on the platform and I think you will be surprised.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by nickthegreek on Saturday December 24, 2022 @03:20PM
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The platform contains the same content as every other social media platform but with less nudity.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by dinkumthinkum on Saturday December 24, 2022 @05:53PM
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No, that’s definitely wrong. You haven’t researched this but you are making an assumption. Does FB have a rampant system by which children are being watched and paid for, it even being common that children use filters to appear as different fevered to collect more money?
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by nickthegreek on Saturday December 24, 2022 @08:07PM
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Are you stating there are nude children on tiktok? I am stating that TikTok has less nudity than other platforms. Maybe you are arguing that tiktok has more sexual charged content? I’d be pretty comfortable arguing that Instagram and Twitter are above tiktok in that as well.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by dinkumthinkum on Sunday December 25, 2022 @03:41PM
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So, I’m saying children do live strip teases for money and are pain through the platform in real time.
Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p...
by nickthegreek on Sunday December 25, 2022 @06:09PM
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Incorrect. You must be 18 or older to get tips from TikTok live or enroll in the creators fund.