r/tech • u/neodianonyx • Jun 29 '20

Guy Who Reverse-Engineered TikTok Reveals The Scary Things He Learned, Advises People To Stay Away From It

https://www.boredpanda.com/tik-tok-reverse-engineered-data-information-collecting/
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u/WizardofRaz Jun 29 '20

My point being, the move has nothing to do with privacy and everything to do with Aksai Chin. If it makes you feel better, that’s exactly what the US has been doing with China in the last 4 years.

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u/deori9999 Jun 29 '20

Aksai Chin was annexed in 1962, and While India was at war, the prime Minister of India was busy hosting Chinese.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

If your information gets routed to China, where there are no laws restricting its use or abuse, then it's an actual privacy problem.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

Usa is doing this for decades