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TikTok confirms it offered US government a 'kill switch'
(www.bbc.com)
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But a "kill switch" doesn't address the issue. I mean while it's "killed" it does but whenever it's not, the data privacy concerns are in full swing.
Yes, good thing all our data is now perfectly private. No corporations sucking it up and selling it to databrokers who then launder it to the CCP. Now that tik tok is gone, our privacy is completely protected!
Hell if it isn't being sold, it's being hacked. How many major data beaches have there been? My identity keeps getting stolen, accounts hacked. Did you know that entirely too many major CC companies will reset your account password and security question over the phone using data that is in those leaks?
This is like when people complain that measures directed to lessen global warming don't solve it and say they're useless.
Exactly.
Isn't US tiktok data hosted on US servers only?
That's largely irrelevant unless a gov employee is going to sit behind everyone with server access and make sure nothng is ever touched in an Unlogged unapproved way no?
Yeah, I remember reading an article that said the data wasn't necessarily directly accessible by the mothership overseas, but there isn't anything stopping employees from sending the info themselves, which IIRC is what happened.
I thought that was happening. But I might be mistaken.
Whether true or not there are back doors , as there will always be no matter where it's hosted. Unless we got access to the full source code .
Yes the source code was disclosed too.
I did a quick search to make sure I am not crazy people sure make me feel that way
https://time.com/6281946/tiktok-oracle-source-code/