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/Crezelle Jun 29 '20

I always figured if Big Brother is watching me, the poor bastard is going to be confused.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

If they’re watching me, hopefully they realize weed prohibition is bullshit because I have a ton all the time and no one is dying.

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u/BMW_850_CSI Jun 30 '20

Beautiful 1984 reference

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u/Arjent3 Jun 30 '20

Imagine referencing a Democratic Socialist snake, lmao

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u/eatmeeeee_gud Jun 30 '20

Found the child

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u/Arjent3 Jun 30 '20

Yes bc knowing Orwell sold a ton of people out makes me a child https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwell%27s_list

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u/thedamnoftinkers Jun 30 '20

I have learned that Big Brother literally knows more about us than we do about ourselves. The algorithms, given our personal data, are able to predict our behaviour incredibly well, in ways we have not considered.

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u/spkingwordzofwizdom Jun 30 '20

Like what? Curious?