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Re:America’s online privacy problems are much bigger than Ti... by robg on Friday March 24, 2023 @02:45PM (#35293709)
Really helpful, thank you. Still don’t see the problem, other than the need to educate kids on digital hygiene. But like anything, I bet they already know the harms of overconsumption.
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Re:America’s online privacy problems are much bigger than Ti... by rcpt on Friday March 24, 2023 @11:23PM (#35298978)
> kids

Not sure it's just kids

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Re:America’s online privacy problems are much bigger than Ti... by WeylandYutani on Saturday March 25, 2023 @07:26AM (#35301590)
I decided on a "paradigm shift" into a healthy lifestyle about 10 years ago. Cut down on American media and culture.

I was an adult who thought drinking coke was normal. Now I drink water.

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Re:America’s online privacy problems are much bigger than Ti... by sumedh on Friday March 24, 2023 @11:39PM (#35299074)
> Still don’t see the problem

China can access some target in the US who is on tictok and get their realtime location.

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Re:America’s online privacy problems are much bigger than Ti... by t-writescode on Friday March 24, 2023 @11:46PM (#35299116)
They said they're not using GPS; and, my iPhone hasn't revealed TikTok asking for my GPS location, so this means if they're tracking location, it's based on preferences, watching times, IP address or something else not GPS-related, all of which are wholely accessible to every single website on the internet, those hosted in China and any other country.

Know anyone that uses AliExpress? Or plays Genshin Impact?

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Re:America’s online privacy problems are much bigger than Ti... by sumedh on Friday March 24, 2023 @11:50PM (#35299137)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilybakerwhite/tiktok-...
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