Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
While I’m happy that dumb fucking app is being banned. Haven’t countless apps been found stealing information, that aren’t banned? Is there any solid proof that this specific app is stealing information? Or because it’s just chinese, we are banning it? No, I’m not defending the app, but I haven’t seen any information that there is proof tiktok is stealing information.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...-apps-n1233625
Like practically all tech platforms, TikTok stores not only the content that users create on it, but significant metadata on them — and will turn that information over to law enforcement if legally compelled to do so. According to a leaked document provided to police and reported by Business Insider, for TikTok that can mean usernames, how and when users signed up for the service, phone numbers and device types, and significant location data.
While that kind of information may seem invasive, it’s the norm for phone apps to track it, especially location data — and that kind of information is bought and sold on a daily basis in markets that China has access to.
“China could buy similar mobile data from data brokers or ad networks. Most ad networks are collecting the same, if not worse, information,” said Whitney Merrill, a former lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission.
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