TikTok users in the US were presented with a new privacy policy; the changes were part of the app's ownership transition and now allow precise location tracking
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location …
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Discussion
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@cjsprigman
Chris Sprigman
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It's so funny that Republicans and Democrats alike were in such a moral panic about how the Chinese gov't would use our TikTok data. And somehow never for a moment did they pause to consider how right-wing US billionaires would use it. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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@karlbode.com
Karl Bode
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Trump (with bipartisan help) offloaded TikTok to his rich technofascist buddies who are going to do everything they spent the last four years accusing China of. Probably more. [embedded post]
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@parismarx.com
Paris Marx
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US-owned TikTok is a greater threat than Chinese-owned TikTok. [embedded post]
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@vortexegg.com
@vortexegg.com
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The hypothetical “opsec for normie citizens engaging in activism” guide people were talking about needs to include deleting tiktok off their phones. [embedded post]
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@thiccreese
Reece
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BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data. — My latest for @wired.com: — www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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@wired.com
@wired.com
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According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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Tik Tok sammelt also Daten von seinen Nutzern über Sexuelle Orientierung und Migrationsstatus
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