Learn more about cybersecurity with this collection
How to develop a growth mindset
How to think creatively and outside the box
How to embrace change
U.S. government declared Tik Tok a security threat.
12
297 reads
Beyond initial paranoia, let’s be realistic about what apps collect. Even Google collects IP (and therefore geographic location), and other pieces of personal data:
Google records every search you perform and every YouTube video you watch . Whether you have an iPhone or an Android, Google Maps logs everywhere you go , the route you use to get there and how long you stay — even if you never open the app.
So then what are we looking for? How is this different? For one thing, Google, Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter apps don’t collect anywhere near the same amount of data that TikTok does.
12
201 reads
15
253 reads
TikTok requires you to provide a phone number upon signup on most occasions to function normally within the app, so they can link your identity to your phone number. They also collect your call log (people you’ve called) and have the permission to make calls from your device, although I’ve never heard of a case of this happening. Phone numbers are generally very unique, so this combined with location and name would already be enough to identify virtually anyone using this app in the U.S.
14
192 reads
So, social media or spyware? Why not both?
I’m probably going to continue to use the app, but I’ll be sure not to say Xi Jinping looks like Winnie the Pooh or mention the Falun Gong genocide . At least, not while TikTok is watching.
11
232 reads
Informs users about the amount of data tiktok collects
“
More like this
23 ideas
15+1 Ways to Hack-Proof your Smartphone
unboxingspace21.blogspot.com
3 ideas
The Best 2FA Apps 2021: Authy vs Google Authenticator
cloudwards.net
10 ideas
TikTok ads 101: How to get started with TikTok advertising
sproutsocial.com
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving & library
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Personalized recommendations
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates