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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.

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Phone Calls/Call Log/Phone Number

Phone Calls/Call Log/Phone Number

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 ...

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Government has declared tiktok a threat

Government has declared tiktok a threat

U.S. government declared Tik Tok a security threat.

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Is tiktok any different from Google

Is tiktok any different from Google

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

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Things tiktok collects

Things tiktok collects

  • Location (once Every 30 seconds for some variants of the app…)
  • Phone Calls
  • Screenshots
  • Network Information (Wifi Networks’ SSID, MAC address, Carrier, Network Type, IMSI (possible), IMEI, local IPs, other devices on the network…)
  • Facial Data
  • Address

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