2024-04-11
Yet more evidence this is a company not to be trusted. Australian regulators should take a very close look at money laundering risks from ByteDance here too.
The Information
Sources: ByteDance misled the Central Bank of Ireland in early 2023, after HSBC shut down the company's bank accounts following a money laundering probe
2024-01-09
How predictable. TikTok responds to legitimate scrutiny with secrecy. What do they have to hide?
New York Times
TikTok restricts Creative Center, meant to help advertisers track hashtags, after critics used the tool to scrutinize content on the Israel-Hamas war and more
and its critics—to assess content on its platform Meera Navlakha / Mashable : TikTok restricts data tool after accusations of geopolitical bias Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Tod...
2022-08-19
TikTok is capturing every keystroke you make on their in-app browser - including potentially passwords and credit card details - but don't worry, it's just for “troubleshooting”: https://www.macrumors.com/...
Forbes
Report: TikTok's in-app browser injects JavaScript that can track users' keystrokes and taps into websites; TikTok confirms the code but says it's for debugging
When TikTok users enter a website through a link on the app, TikTok inserts code that can monitor much of their activity …
2022-07-08
I welcome the public disclosure by MI5 of what has been long understood in the intelligence community: the sophisticated, comprehensive and systemic foreign interference, espionage and cyber security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party: https://www.mi5.gov.uk/...
Wall Street Journal
The FBI and MI5 issue a rare joint statement warning tech companies of China's large-scale state-sponsored hacking and a global network of agents to steal IP
Hello, sorry I'm late. Christopher Wray / F.B.I. : Director's Remarks to Business Leaders in London Gordon Corera / BBC : China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat MI5 : Jo...
2022-07-07
I welcome the public disclosure by MI5 of what has been long understood in the intelligence community: the sophisticated, comprehensive and systemic foreign interference, espionage and cyber security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party: https://www.mi5.gov.uk/...
Wall Street Journal
The FBI and MI5 issue a rare joint statement warning tech companies of China's large-scale state-sponsored hacking and a global network of agents to steal IP
Officials say Beijing employs large-scale hacking and global network of agents to steal Western technology; U.S. also warns about efforts to influence policy-making